Anxiety Flashcards

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Anxiety

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A negative aspect of stress/arousal

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Trait anxiety

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Personality Trait

  • Consistent
  • Stable
  • A player worrying before games
  • Anxious behaviour all the time
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State anxiety

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Situation dependant

  • Temporary rush of anxiety
  • Caused by threatening circumstances (e.g penalty)
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4
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High Trait anxiety means…

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…more likely to experience higher state anxiety

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Somatic Anxiety

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Physiological

  • Muscular Tension
  • Shaking
  • Pacing
  • Sweating
  • Increased Heart Rate
  • Poor co-ordination
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Cognitive anxiety

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Psychological

  • Irrational thinking
  • Worrying
  • Confusion
  • Loss of Concentration
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7
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Somatic Anxiety graph

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Similar to inverted U

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Cognitive Anxiety graph

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Negative Linear

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Causes of Anxiety

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  • Being watched
  • Letting down the team
  • Playing badly
  • Injury
  • Increased competition
  • Running out of time when losing
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Measuring Anxiety

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  • Questionnaire (SCAT)
  • Observation
  • Physiological Measures
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