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Year 13 A Block > Sport Psychology - Stress, Arousal and Anxiety > Flashcards

Sport Psychology - Stress, Arousal and Anxiety Flashcards

1
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Define arousal

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Arousal is a state of activation and readiness to perform

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2
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Define cognitive arousal

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A state of psychological activation and readiness to perform

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3
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Define somatic arousal

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A state of physiological activation and readiness to perform

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4
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Drive theory: There is a _____________ ___________________ between arousal and performance

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Positive correlation

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5
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Drive theory: As arousal increases, effort levels increase and the performer shows their ___________ ______________

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Dominant response

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6
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Drive theory: An autonomous performer has a _________ _____________ dominant response

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Well-learnt

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7
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Drive theory: For a cognitive performer, what happens as arousal increases?

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Performance decrease because their dominant response is not well learnt

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Drive theory: For an autonomous performer, what happens as arousal increases?

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Performance increase because their dominant response is well learnt

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9
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Describe the inverted U theory of arousal

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As arousal increase, effort increase and performance increases until the performer reaches optimum levels

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What dose optimum levels of arousal give?

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Optimum levels of performance

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What are a cognitive performer’s optimum level of arousal like? Why?

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Low
Their dominant response is not well learnt, so they are required to concentrate on the task

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12
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What is an autonomous performer’s optimum level of arousal?

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High

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13
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What is the optimum level of arousal for a golf putt? Why?

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Low
It is a fine motor skill

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14
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Define the term cognitive anxiety

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Psychological anxiety

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15
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Define somatic anxiety

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Physiological anxiety

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16
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Define competitive trait anxiety

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The performer perceives all competitive situation as threatening

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17
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Define competitive state anxiety

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The performer perceives certain competitive situations as threatening

18
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What is the relationship between arousal and anxiety?

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As arousal increases, anxiety also increases

19
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When does cognitive state anxiety increase in relation to performance?

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Up to a week before

20
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When does cognitive anxiety peak in relation to performance

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At the start of the event

21
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What happens to cognitive state anxiety during performance? Why?

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It fluctuates depending on performance

22
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When does somatic state anxiety increase in relation to performance?

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An hour before

23
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When does somatic state anxiety peak in relation to performance

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At the start of performance

24
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What happens to somatic state anxiety during performance?

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It changes dependant on cognitive anxiety

25
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Give an example of a physiological measure of stress

A

Heart rate monitors

26
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Name 3 cognitive stress management techniques

A

Mental rehearsal/visualisation
Thought stopping
Positive self-talk

27
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How many types of mental rehearsal are there? What are they?

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2
Internal and external

28
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When should thought stopping be used?

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When negative thoughts occur

29
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What is thought stopping

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The use of a key cue or word

30
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What does thought stopping do to attention?

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Re-directs it from the cause of anxiety to the external stimulus

31
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When should positive-self talk be used?

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When negative thoughts occur

32
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What is positive self-talk?

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Where the performer replaces negative thoughts with positive statements about performance

33
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Name 3 somatic stress management techniques

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Biofeedback
Centring/deep breathing
Progressive muscular relaxation

34
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What is biofeedback?

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The use of a physiological measuring device

35
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What does biofeedback allow a performer to do?

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Recognise and control the causes of anxiety

36
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What does centring involve?

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Deep breathing and a mantra

37
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What is centring usually used alongside?

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Progressive muscular relaxation

38
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What is progressive muscular relaxation?

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The performer breathes in, contracts their muscles, holds the contraction and then relaxes the muscles and breathes out

39
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What is progressive muscular relaxation used alongside?

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Centring/deep breathing

40
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Define distress

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This is a negative form of stress and in extreme cases causes anxiety and apprehension. It tends to be detrimental to sporting performance

41
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Define Eustress

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This is positive and gives a feeling of fulfilment and arousal. It can increase focus, attention and skill level

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