Anxiety

Question 1

Define anxiety

Answer 1

Negative emotional state with feeling of worry, nervousness and apprehension associated with activation of the body

Question 2

What is cognitive anxiety?

Answer 2

Thoughts, nervousness, apprehension or worry that a performer as about their perceived lack of ability to complete the task successfully

Question 3

What is somatic anxiety?

Answer 3

Physiological responses to a situation where a performer fees that they may be unable to cope
-Pulse raise, muscle tension, sweating

Question 4

What is state anxiety?

Answer 4

A temporary emotional state in response to a particular situation

Question 5

What is trait anxiety?

Answer 5

An enduring personality trait that gives us the tendency to view or situations as threatening

Question 6

What is competitive trait anxiety?

Answer 6

The performer generally perceives competitive situations as threatening

Question 7

What is competitive state anxiety?

Answer 7

Level of anxiety during competitive situations

Question 8

Measuring anxiety- the STAI

Answer 8

Self report questionnaire in which people rate how they feel both in general and in specific situations
40 questions
The scoring system for the questions fives an indication of the state and trait anxiety of the performer

Question 9

Measuring anxiety- The CSAI 2

Answer 9

To identify the type of anxiety a performer may experienced, Martens refined the SCAT test and developed the CSAI 2 test

Question 10

Measuring anxiety- The STAT

Answer 10

Measures competitive state anxiety and competitive trait anxiety
15 statement self report questionnaire

Question 11

What is visualisation?

Answer 11

The process of creating a mental image of what you want to happen or feel. This reduces anxiety by diverting attention away from the cause of anxiety

Question 12

What is imagery?

Answer 12

Creating a mental image to escape the immediate effects of stress (e.g imagining a beach)

Question 13

What is attentional control?

Answer 13

Maintaining concentration on appropriate cues. Therefore the number of errors caused by other distractions is reduced

Question 14

What is thought stopping?

Answer 14

Conditioning the mind to think of alternatives to the anxiety causing negative thoughts. Used to block unwanted thoughts before it escalates or disrupts performance

Question 15

What is positive self talk?

Answer 15

Developing thoughts about ones actions. E.g repeating positive statements to yourself

Question 16

What is biofeedback?

Answer 16

Information about changes in physiological variables. The performer watched a monitor such as a heart rate monitor associated with somatic anxiety and tries to to lower the reading by distracting their attention away from the cause of the anxiety

Question 17

What is breathing control?

Answer 17

using diaphragmatic breathing as a means of focusing on relaxation. Deep abdominal breathing encourages full oxygen exchange

Question 18

What is progressive muscular relaxation?

Answer 18

Learning to be aware of the tension present in muscles and removing it by relaxing. Tense up a group of muscles so that they’re tightly contracted and hold them in tension for a few seconds, then relax muscles before relaxing even more

Question 19

What is centreing?

Answer 19

Using deep breathing as a way of refocusing your concentration. Regain concentration. Performer focusing on deep, slow breathing