Anxiety Deck

Question 0

Causes of stress are:

Answer 0

Pressurised situation

Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

The perceived imbalance between the demands of the task and the individual’s ability to complete the task

Question 2

Stress experienced is initiated by a stressor which is:

Answer 2

Any demands that are placed on the performer that initiate stress, e.g. Nature of game, fear of failure, coach

Question 3

What is anxiety?

Answer 3

Negative form of stress, which can lead to an increase of arousal and potential decrease in performance levels

Question 4

Effects of anxiety:

Answer 4

Loss of concentration
Attentional narrowing
Fear of failure

Sweating
Increased muscle tension
Nausea

Question 5

Stress depends on:

Answer 5

Perception of ability to cope
Perceived importance of situation
Perceived demands of the situation

Question 6

2 types of anxiety are:

Answer 6

Cognitive

Somatic

Question 7

Cognitive anxiety will normally increase before a competition, fluctuate during and then :

Answer 7

Reduce after

Question 8

Somatic anxiety is normally low before competition, high at the start and:

Answer 8

Reduce as the performance continues

Question 9

What is trait anxiety :

Answer 9

Stable and normally inherited
Born with anxious traits and are more likely to become anxious in a wide variety of situations

‘A-trait’

Question 10

State anxiety is:

Answer 10

Occurs when the performer is placed in a particular situation
Linked to the performer’s mood and can be altered from moment to moment
‘A-state’

Question 11

A person with high trait anxiety is more likely to experience a high state of anxiety when faced with stressful situations, such as competitions, where they feel others may evaluate their performance:

Answer 11

Evaluation apprehension

Question 12

3 ways to measure anxiety:

Answer 12

Physiological measures
Observations
Questionnaires

Question 13

What are the physiological measurements?

Answer 13

Heart rate
Muscle tension
Sweating
Measures somatic anxiety

Question 14

What are the problems with physiological ?

Answer 14

Have to put athletes in the artificial situation of being ‘wired up’ to devices to measure
Putting them in the situation tends to create anxiety

Question 15

What are observations?

Answer 15

Watching for the symptoms of change in a performer, such as increased bodily movements and increased agitation

Question 16

What are the problems with observations:

Answer 16

Tend to take place in an artificial environment (evaluation apprehension)

Question 17

3 questionnaires are:

Answer 17

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT)
Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2)

Question 18

What does STAI test?

Answer 18

Both state and trait anxiety

Question 19

SCAT tests?

Answer 19

Indication of that persons level of state anxiety in competition-specific situations

Question 20

CSAI-2 tests?

Answer 20

3 components of anxiety- cognitive state, somatic state and self-confidence

Given out week, day and half hour before the competition
Allows the researcher to discover the baseline level of anxiety and compare them to pre-competition levels to see if they differ
Allows to see whether any aspect of anxiety becomes more evident in the pre-competition period

Question 21

Problems with questionnaires :

Answer 21

May not be a true reflection of their feelings

Question 22

5 cognitive techniques are:

Answer 22

Imagery 
Visualisation 
Focussing
Thought stopping
Self-talk

Question 23

4 somatic techniques:

Answer 23

Biofeedback
Breathing control
Centering
Progressive muscular relaxation

Question 24

CSAI-2 questionnaire shows that:

Answer 24

Cognitive state anxiety increases days prior to competition and fluctuates during competition
Somatic state tends to be lower than cognitive state anxiety in the days leading up to comp, but increases in the hours before and generally decreases during competition

Question 25

What is goal setting:

Answer 25

A technique used to control anxiety by directing attention away from stress and towards an achievable target

Question 26

Goal setting works by:

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Providing a direction for our efforts, improving selective attention, increasing motivation, promoting task persistence, increasing self confidence and reducing anxiety

Question 27

3 types of goals:

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Outcome goals
Performance goals
Process goals

Question 28

What are outcome goals:

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Fulfilment of an outcome goal depends on the performer achieving a certain result
Method doesn’t matter
‘OUTCOME-GOAL ORIENTATED’

Question 29

Problems with outcome goals are:

Answer 29

Result is out of performers control - if after repeated attempts the performer is still unable to meet the goal, there will be an increase in anxiety
Not always the best option

Question 30

Performance goals are:

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Performers attempts judged against others or their own - personal best

By setting realistic performance goals, the performer may concentrate on that aspect of their performance and in doing so distract themselves from any dress

Question 31

Process goals:

Answer 31

Concentrate on the performers techniques and tactics

will often influence performance goals

Question 32

Targets should be SMARTER:

Answer 32

Specific (to ability)
Measurable (easy to measure)
Achievable 
Realistic
Time-phased (short-term/long-term)
Exciting
Recorded