Anxiety, Stress and Arousal Flashcards

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1
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Define anxiety

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A negative emotional state

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Define stress

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An imbalance of demand and response capability, where failure would mean consequences

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3
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Define arousal

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A state of psychological and physiological activation

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4
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What is the inverted U-hypothesis

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Performance follows a negative parabolic path as arousal increases

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5
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What is the drive theory

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(Expert) Performance has a positive linear relationship with arousal
(Non-expert) Performance has a negative linear relationship with arousal

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What is the multidimensional anxiety theory

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Performance follows a negative parabolic path as somatic anxiety increases
Performance has a negative linear relationship with cognitive anxiety

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What is the catastrophe model

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Performance follows a negative parabolic path as arousal increases but at high arousal, there is a significant drop in performance

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Define somatic anxiety

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Physiological arousal i.e. sweating, pacing, etc

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Define cognitive anxiety

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Psychological arousal i.e. anxious

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10
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Define state anxiety

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Anxiety experienced at certain points i.e. before competition

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Define trait anxiety

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A tendency to experience high state anxiety

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Name techniques of reducing arousal

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Somatic:
- Progressive relaxation
- Breathing techniques
- Biofeedback i.e smart watches
Cognitive:
- Relaxation responses
- Autogenic training i.e. meditation
- Music

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Name techniques of inducing arousal

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Somatic:
- Increased breathing
- Act energised
Cognitive:
- Music
- Act energised
- Imagery
- Positive self-talk

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14
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Why do we monitor arousal in athletes

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To optimise performance

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