Anxiety And Agression Flashcards
What is anxiety
Is a negative aspect of stress which is characterised by irrational thinking, loss of conc and fear of failure
What are the two basic types of anxiety
Trait and state
What is the trait type of anxiety
Part of a personality trait
Consistent
Stable
A player worrying before all games
What is the state type of anxiety
Situation dependant
Tempory rush of anciety
Caused by threatening circumstances
What are anxiety types
Somatic and cognitive
What is the somatic anxiety type
Physiological Muscluar tension Shaking Pacing Poor coordination Sweating
What is the cognitive anxiety type
Psychological Irrational thinking Nerves Worrying Confusion Loss of conc
3 ways of measuring anxiety
Observation
Questionaire
Physical testing
Whats aggression
Intent to harm outside the rules
Whhats assertion
Well motivated behaviour within the rules
Wjat are the 4 therories of agression
Agressive cue hypothesis
Social learning theroy
Instinct theory
Frustration agression therory
What is the acronym for agression theories
ASIF
What is instinct theory
The idea that the agressive response is innate
Whats the frustration agression theory
The idea that aggression is inveitable if curcumstances become frustrating and aims cannot be reached
Whats aggressive cue theroy
Suggests agression is caused by a learned trigger
Whats social learning theory (aggression)
Aggression is learnt from others atound us
Causes of anxiety
Running out of time when losing Being watched Increased competition Injury Playing badly Letting down the team
Advantages of questionaires
Quick easy and cheap
Disadvantages of questionaires
Can lie and may be inaccurate
Advantages of obseravtion
True to life and during a real situation
Disadvantage of observation
Time consuming and must know the individual
Advantages of physiological testing
Objective and specfic
Negatives of physiological testing
May cause stress when measured
