Anxiety

Question 1

What is anxiety?

Answer 1

A negative emotional state where an individual experiences feelings of nervousness, worry and apprehension

Question 2

What is the relationship between arousal and stress?

Answer 2

As arousal increases, so does stress

Question 3

What are the 2 forms of anxiety?

Answer 3

State and trait anxiety

Question 4

What is state anxiety?

Answer 4

State anxiety describes the anxiety response of an individual to a specific situation

Question 5

What is trait anxiety?

Answer 5

Trait anxiety describes anxiety when it is an aspect of an individual’s personality

Question 6

What are the 3 effects of anxiety?

Answer 6

Cognitive, somatic, behavioral

Question 7

What is a cognitive effect?

Answer 7

A mental effect

Question 8

What is a somatic effect?

Answer 8

A physical reaction

Question 9

What is a behavioral effect?

Answer 9

A reaction that manifests through the individuals behavior

Question 10

Give 3 examples of cognitive effects of anxiety

Answer 10

1) Reduced concentration
2) Inability to relax
3) Sleep disturbance

Question 11

Give 3 examples of somatic effects of anxiety

Answer 11

1) Racing heart rate
2) Faster breathing
3) Chest tightness

Question 12

Give 3 examples of behavioral effects of anxiety

Answer 12

1) Fidgeting
2) Moodiness/grumpiness
3) Talking/eating/walking quickly

Question 13

What is the Multidimensional anxiety theory?

Answer 13

This theory presents the relationship between competitive state anxiety and performance

It proposes that cognitive and somatic state anxiety and self-confidence will all have a different relationship with performance

Question 14

MAT suggests that high levels of cognitive state anxiety will do what to performance?

Answer 14

Decrease performance levels

Question 15

MAT suggests that high levels of somatic state anxiety will do what to performance?

Answer 15

Will increase the level of performance up until a certain level
Past this point any further increase will cause decrements to performance

Question 16

MAT suggests that high levels of self-confidence will do what to performance?

Answer 16

High self-confidence = high performance

Question 17

MAT suggests that high levels of cognitive state anxiety will do what to self-confidence?

Answer 17

It will decrease self-confidence

Question 18

MAT suggests that low levels of cognitive state anxiety will do what to self-confidence?

Answer 18

It will increase self-confidence

Question 19

What is Reversal theory?

Answer 19

Reversal theory suggests that how an athlete interprets their arousal and anxiety will have an impact on their performance
An athlete could either consider high arousal levels before a competition as either pleasurable excitement or unpleasant anxiety

Question 20

Reversal theory says that if an athlete interprets their high arousal as pleasurable excitement, that is likely to …….. their performance

Answer 20

Reversal theory says that if an athlete interprets their high arousal as pleasurable excitement, that is likely to improve their performance