Psychology Flashcards
Occurs when a substantial imbalance exists between the physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and that person’s response capability under conditions in which failure to meet the demand has important consequences.
(A) AROUSAL
(B) STRESS
(C) ANXIETY
(B) STRESS
Blend of physiological and psychological activity in a person, and it refers to the intensity dimensions of motivation at a particular moment.
(A) AROUSAL
(B) STRESS
(C) ANXIETY
(A) AROUSAL
A negative emotional state characterized by nervousness, worry, and apprehension and associated with activation or arousal of the body.
In sport settings, refers to “an unpleasant psychological state in reaction to perceived stress concerning the performance of a task under pressure”.
(A) AROUSAL
(B) STRESS
(C) ANXIETY
(C) ANXIETY
What are the 4 stages of stress according to the McGrath model?
Stage 1 - Environmental demand.
Stage 2 - Individual perception of the demand. (Increased arousal, state anxiety, muscle tension, attention changes)
Stage 3 - Stress response to the demand.
Stage 4 - Behavioural consequences.
What are the 2 main situational sources of stress within athletes?
(A) EVENT IMPORTANCE: The more important an event, the more stress provoking it will be. An event that may seem insignificant to most people may be very important for one particular person.
(B) UNCERTAINTY: The greater the degree of uncertainty an individual feels about an outcome or others’ feelings and evaluations, the greater the state anxiety and stress.
Why is high trait anxiety an important source of stress?
- Trait anxiety predisposes someone to view a specific situation as threatening.
- High trait anxiety individuals have a cognition bias to pick more threatening-relative information in hte environment.
Why is high low self-esteem an important source of stress?
- Athletes with low self-esteem have less confidence and more state anxiety.
How does audience influence performance according to the Social Facilitation Theory?
(a) Enhance performance when the task is simple and well-learned.
(b) Inhibit performance when the task is complex and unlearned.
Explain the Inverted-U Hypothesis on the relationship between arousal-performance.
- Explains that at low and very high levels of arousal, performance is inhibited.
- Explains that there is an optimal level of arousal (mid-point) in which performance is enhanced.
How do emotions play a role in the IZOF model?
- Positive and negative emotions can both enhance and inhibit performance.
- A given emotion can be positively associated with performance for someone, and negatively associated with other.
Explain the Individualised Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOF)
- Each individual/athlete has his own optimal zone of anxiety in which the best performance occurs.
- Best performance most likely occurs within this bandwith.
- Anxiety level lies outside the optimal zone, performance will probably be impaired
Explain the Multidimensional Anxiety Theory
- ⬆ Cognitive state anxiety ➔ ⬇ Performance.
- Somatic state anxiety is related to performance in an inverted U. Increases in anxiety facilitate performance up to an optimal point, beyond which additional anxiety causes performance to decline.
Explain the Catastrophe Model (anxiety)
- Physiological arousal is related to performance in an inverted-U fashion, but only when an athlete is not worried or has low cognitive state anxiety.
- If cognitive anxiety is high, the increases in arousal at some point reach a kind of threshold just past the point which afterwards leads to a rapid decline in performance.
Which one corresponds to PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION by Jacobson?
(A) Relaxation involving the repetition of a word when exhaling.
(B) Relaxation involving tensing and relaxing muscles throughout the body.
(B) Relaxation involving tensing and relaxing muscles throughout the body.
Which one corresponds to RELAXATION RESPONSE?
(A) Relaxation involving the repetition of a word when exhaling.
(B) Relaxation involving tensing and relaxing muscles throughout the body.
(A) Relaxation involving the repetition of a word when exhaling.
An acquired disposition that predisposes a person to perceive a wide range of circumstances as threatening and to response to these with a disproportionate state of anxiety levels.
(A) STATE ANXIETY.
(B) TRAIT ANXIETY.
(B) TRAIT ANXIETY.
Moment-to-moment changes in feelings of nervousness, worry, and apprehension associated with arousal of the body.
(A) STATE ANXIETY.
(B) TRAIT ANXIETY.
(A) STATE ANXIETY.
Moment-to-moment changes in perceived physiological arousal.
(A) COGNITIVE STATE ANXIETY.
(B) SOMATIC STATE ANXIETY.
(B) SOMATIC STATE ANXIETY.
Moment-to-moment changes in worries and negative thoughts.
(A) COGNITIVE STATE ANXIETY.
(B) SOMATIC STATE ANXIETY.
(A) COGNITIVE STATE ANXIETY.
What are the 2 directions of anxiety?
(A) FACILITATIVE: Seem as positive and helpful to performance.
(B) DEBILITATIVE: Seem as negative and harmful to performance.
What factors influence facilitative/debilitative anxiety?
- The athlete’s perception of control in relation to having coping skills to attain a certain goal will determine if anxiety is seen as facilitative or debilitative.
What are the 3 phases of the GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME?
(1) ALARM PHASE.
(2) RESISTANCE PHASE.
(3) EXHAUSTION PHASE.
To which phase this belongs:
“Period in which the body adapts to a repeated exposure to the stressor”.
(1) ALARM PHASE.
(2) RESISTANCE PHASE.
(3) EXHAUSTION PHASE.
(2) RESISTANCE PHASE.
To which phase this belongs:
“Relapse of symptoms that occur due to the prolonged exposure to a stressor, in which the body becomes unable to maintain its alertness”.
(1) ALARM PHASE.
(2) RESISTANCE PHASE.
(3) EXHAUSTION PHASE.
(3) EXHAUSTION PHASE.
To which phase this belongs:
“Fight-or-flight response; Sympathetic nervous system is activate by a sudden release of hormones.”
(1) ALARM PHASE.
(2) RESISTANCE PHASE.
(3) EXHAUSTION PHASE.
(1) ALARM PHASE.
How long does it take to the body to release cortisol during the fight-and-flight”response? How long does cortisol stay in the body systems?
(A) 10 minutes, continues for hours.
(B) 20 minutes, continues for hours.
(C) 30 minutes, continues for hours.
(A) 10 minutes, continues for hours.
Explain: MINDFULNESS
Awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non- judgementally.
Mindfulness techniques emphasize non judging attention to present realities, including both external stimuli and internal processes. Stimuli that enter awareness are observed, but not evaluated as good or bad, right or wrong.
Why Mindfulness in sport performance?
Sport performance goes down when:
(A) You think that your thoughts are actual realities and basing your actions on these seeming truths.
(B) Non acceptance of current affect.
(C) Avoidance behaviour (netflixing, asking to be taken out of the game, skip practice) or controlling.
What helps?
- Accepting and non-judging current affect.
- View internal events (thoughts and emotions) as normal and passing.
Explain: BODY-SCAN MEDITATION
A mindfulness meditation practice involving scanning your body for pain, tension, or anything out of the ordinary.
Explain: STRESS REACTION
(1) Adrenaline and cortisol levels rise.
(2) BP and HR rise.
(3) Muscles become tense.
(4) Hair stand up (chills).
(5) Senses become sharper.
(6) Pain sensitivity drops.
How does scanning process might debilitate sports performance?
By heightening the athlete’s cognitive activity and task-irrelevant focus instead of promoting enhanced performance through metacognitive, task-relevant attention and goal-directed behavior.
How does scientific literature says about suppressing and controlling negative thoughts?
Suppressing thoughts and controlling negative thinking patterns can actually increase unwanted cognitive activity. Called “ironic processes of mental control”.
Explain: OPTIMAL SELF-REGULATION
- Minimal self-judgement.
- Minimal vigilance to internal and external threat.
- Minimal worry (scanning for threat) about possible performance consequences.
- Directing attentional resources to self-re=levant tasks.
What is the goal of the SELF-ACCEPTANCE MODEL?
- Recognise that internal experiences of all kinds naturally come and go and do not need to be labeled, judged, managed, or controlled.
- Efforts to control internal experiences may actually create a hyper-vigilance to internal processes.
- The overly cognitive, self- focused process is likely to reduce the athlete’s capacity to automatically engage (trust) developed athletic skills, respond to contextual cues, and attend to the necessary aspects of competition.
Explain: MINDFULNESS AND ACCEPTANCE BASED INTERVENTIONS
- Focus in the development of a mindful, non judging awareness and acceptance of in-the-moment cognitive, affective, and sensory experiences.
- Internal experiences (thoughts, feelings, sensations) occur naturally, coming and going as normal facets of existence.
Explain: COMMITMENT
Choosing to engage in actions that align with and promote someone’s personal values, while avoiding behaviours that lead to experimental avoidance (avoiding experiences due to discomfort and fear). “I CAN’T PLAY TO SOMEONE LIKE THAT!”
How do acceptance-commitment interventions approach internal experiences?
- Assert that these internal experiences are not literal truths and realities, do not need to be avoided, and do not require instant reduction or control.
- Promote internal experiences as naturally occurring, time-limited events that regularly come and go throughout life.
- Promote a willingness to fully experience these events; and enhance a commitment to act consistently with the pursuit of chosen values.