anxiety in sport

Question 1

anxiety definition

Answer 1

state of nervousness and worry

Question 2

comeptitive trait anxiety

Answer 2

could be part of players genetic make up

they feel nerves before most games regardless of importance of event

Question 3

comeptitive state anxiety

Answer 3

more temporary
response to a particualr moment within a game
e.g taking a penalty

Question 4

cognitive anxiety

Answer 4

psychological
e.g irrational thinking and worries that may occur during or before performance
study tip: s and c relate, two cs make an s

Question 5

somantic anxiety

Answer 5

phsyioloical
e.g increassed HR, increased sweating, muscualr tension

often reduce as games go underway

Question 6

effects of cogntive anxiety on performance

Answer 6

has negative linear effect
worsesns performance

Question 7

effects of somantic anxiety on perfomance

Answer 7

can imporve perfomance up to a point, after which further increasses in somantic anxiety will inpair perfomannce

Question 8

when are cogntive andd somantic anxieties presnt

Answer 8

somantic-just befire or when game just due to begin

cogntive anxiety-presnt much earlier
can be weeks before a major event

Question 9

ways to measure anxiety

Answer 9

observations
SCAT test
questionnaires

Question 10

questionaires

Answer 10

set of questions to asssess anxiety

Question 11

adv of questionaires

Answer 11

cheap, quick and efficient

Question 12

dis of questionaires

Answer 12

player may not underastand questions being asked

may give answer they think they should give rather then what they actaully think/ truth
soically desirbale anser given rathe than the actual one

answers may depend on mood state e.g answer may be different if giving answer after a loss

responses can be infleunced by time it takes to do all the questions so rushing to compelet answers may lead to incorrect answer

Question 13

SCAT test

Answer 13

sports compeititon anxiety test

questionaire used by sports psycholgoists to measure anxiety

Question 14

observations

Answer 14

gaining measure of anxiety by simply watching the performer

Question 15

adv of obseravtions

Answer 15

true to real life

Question 16

dis of obervations

Answer 16

based on opinions of observers

observer needs to know how performer behaves like normally so that chnages from the norm can be noted

process can be time consuming

if perfomer notices they are being watched, become uneasy and levels of anxiety may then increase

Question 17

physiological measures

Answer 17

anxiety is measured by using physical repsonses form body

Question 18

adv of physiological measures

Answer 18

objective/factual so comparions can easily be madr

can be measureed in both training and real games

heart rate can be measured from advanacements in technology

Question 19

dis of phsyiological measures

Answer 19

wearing heart monitor can restict movement for perfomer

cost of these devices fro coaches

fact that performer knows they are being measured ciuld cause additonal stress, creating a false reading