sports psychology - anxiety Flashcards
define anxiety
a state of nervousness and worry
define competitive trait anxiety
a disposition to respond nervously to most sporting situations. The importance of the context does not change the player from responding with disproportiante anxiety
define competitive state anxiety
a temporary resposne to a specific sporting situation or context. This could be taking a penalty, where there is a lot of focus and weight of expectation.
define cognitive anxiety
pyschological aspect of anxiety. The irrational thinking and worries an athelete may experience. There is a lack of concentration and lack of confidence.
define somatic anxiety
physiological aspect of anxiety. Increased heart rate, sweating, muscular tension.
what does the multidimensional anxiety theory suggest
there is a negative, linear response between cognitive anxiety
what is an observation
watching a performer during competition to assess signs of anxiety evident in performance. Carried out whilst the performer is training / competing allowing the coach to assess in the most relevant environment.
why is an observation valid / not valid
valid - performer is observed in a real life setting
not valid - observer may draw different conclusions when presented with the same info.
what is a questionaire
series of questions used to assess the levels of anxiety experianced by a performer
quick, cheap, efficient to use allowing large amounts of data to be collected
why is a questionaire valid / not valid
valid - measures are valid, provides reliable info as they allow the performer time to consider there answer
not valid - inapropriate , biased, results may not be valid
what are physiological measures
moniter symptoms of somatic anxiety including increased HR, respiration rate, etc
provides objective numerical data, carried out in real life environments
why are physiological measures valid / not valid
valid - objective, not affected by performers mood / situation
not valid - aware they are being assessed so may change behaviour
