pe anxiety Flashcards
1
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anxiety is…:
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a state of nervousness and worry
- a negative aspect of stress
- characterised by irrational thinking, loss of concentration and fear of failure
2
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what are the four types of anxiety:
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- Trait
- State
- Somatic
- Cognitive
3
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what does the Trait aspect mean:
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- personaility trait
- consistent
- stable
- a player worrying before games
- anxious behaviour all the time
4
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what does the State aspect mean:
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- situation dependant
- temporary rush of anxiety
- caused by threatening circumstances, e.g. taking a penalty
5
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what does the Somatic aspect mean:
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- physiological
- pacing
- shaking
- muscular tension
- poor co-ordination
- sweating
- increased heart rate
6
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what does the Cognitive aspect mean:
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- psychological
- worrying
- confusion
- loss of concentration
- irrational thinking – nerves
7
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causes of anxiety:
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worries about:
- being watched
- running out of time when losing
- letting the team down
- playing badly
- inury
- increased competition
8
Q
how can you measure anxiety:
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- Questionaires
- Observation
- Physical Testing
9
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benefit of a questionaire:
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- quick
- cheap
- easy
10
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risks of a questionaire:
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- innacurate anwers
- give social acceptable answers
- answers may depend on mood
- questions lead to biased answers being given
11
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benefits of observation:
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- measuring anxiety by watching
- true to life
- cheap
12
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risks of observation:
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- based on observers opinion-subjective
- must know the performer
- time consuming
- may need more that one observer
13
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benefits of physiological methods:
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- measures the physical response from the body
- factual and allow comparison to be made
- responses can be measured in real game situations
14
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risks of physiological methods:
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- training can be required to use the equipment and cost any inhabit use
- device may restrict performance
- may have more stress and a false reading from meaning device
