anxiety

Question 1

what is anxiety

Answer 1

a negative emotion caused because a situation is threatening

Question 2

what is somatic anxiety

Answer 2

physiological response of performer eg sweating and butterflies

Question 3

what is cognitive anxiety

Answer 3

psychological responses and worries of performer in their ability to complete the task eg worry or nerves

Question 4

what is trait anxiety

Answer 4

a trait within the individual which causes them to be easily anxious it is stable and generally inherited

Question 5

what is competitive state anxiety

Answer 5

anxiety levels when in a specific sporting situation

Question 5

what is state anxiety

Answer 5

anxiety felt in a specific situation or time

Question 6

what is competitive trait anxiety

Answer 6

the tendency to see competitive situations as threatening and respond with feelings of anxiety

Question 7

what happens to cognitive anxiety pre competition and during

Answer 7

increases from a week before performance
once performance has started if they perform well then anxiety decreases but if the start poorly then anxiety will increase

Question 8

what happens to somatic anxiety pre competition and during

Answer 8

tends to be low days before performance
sharp increase just before start of performance
sharp decrease once the event has started

Question 9

what are the two relationships between performance and anxiety levels

Answer 9

inverted u and negative linear