Key definitions-Psychological Flashcards
1
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Anxiety
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Negative emotional state associated with feelings of nervousness/worry
2
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Motivation
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The internal mechanisms and external stimuli which arouse and direct our behaviour
3
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Personality
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The patterns of thoughts and feelings and the ways in which we interact with our environment or other people that make us a unique person
4
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Arousal
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The energised state for action that motivates us to behave in a particular way
5
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Attitude
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A predisposition to act in a particular way towards something or someone in a persons environment
6
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Aggression
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intent to harm outside the rules of the sports event
