Anxiety Flashcards
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Anxiety
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A negative aspect of stress/arousal
2
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Trait anxiety
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Personality Trait
- Consistent
- Stable
- A player worrying before games
- Anxious behaviour all the time
3
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State anxiety
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Situation dependant
- Temporary rush of anxiety
- Caused by threatening circumstances (e.g penalty)
4
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High Trait anxiety means…
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…more likely to experience higher state anxiety
5
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Somatic Anxiety
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Physiological
- Muscular Tension
- Shaking
- Pacing
- Sweating
- Increased Heart Rate
- Poor co-ordination
6
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Cognitive anxiety
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Psychological
- Irrational thinking
- Worrying
- Confusion
- Loss of Concentration
7
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Somatic Anxiety graph
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Similar to inverted U
8
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Cognitive Anxiety graph
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Negative Linear
9
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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
10
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Measuring Anxiety
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- Questionnaire (SCAT)
- Observation
- Physiological Measures