Chapter 8 Flashcards
what is arousal
mix of physiological and psychological activation in an individual
what is anxiety
negatively perceived emotional state
what is state anxiety
experience of apprehension and uncertainty
what is trait anxiety
personality trait
what is stress
imbalance between demands and capabilities
what is the drive theory
performance increases as arousal increases
what is the inverted-U theory
arousal facilitates performance to an optimum level, beyond which performance declines
what is intrinsic motivation
desire to be competent and self-determining
what is extrinsic motivation
based on external sources
what is achievement motivation
desire to compete or engage in social comparison
is reinforcement relevant or irrelevant focus
relevant
is punishment relevant or irrelevant focus
irrelevant
what is attention
processing of environmental and internal cues that come to awareness
what is selective attention
ability to suppress task-irrelevant stimuli
diaphragmatic breathing
increased vagal tone
progressive muscular relaxation
alternating muscle tensing/relaxing
autogenic training
older and/or rehabilitating athletes
systematic sensitization
replace fear response with relaxation response
what is imagery
athlete uses senses to create a mental experience of athletic performance
what is self-efficacy
perception of one’s ability to perform a given talk in a specific situation
what are process goals
athlete has control over achievement of goals
what are outcome goals
athlete has a limited control over achievement of goals
what are short-term goals
relatively close to athlete’s present ability
what are long-term goals
provide relevance to short-term goals
