Stress Management

Question 1

Define stress and eustress

Answer 1

Stress- a negative response of the body to a threat

Eustress- a positive response of the body to the threat

Question 2

What are different things (stressors) that could cause stress

Answer 2

-Fear of opponents (task difficulty)
-Fear of embarrassment
-Fear of injury
-Rewards/Prize money
-fear of failure

Question 3

What are psychological effects of stress

Answer 3

-irrational thinking
-loss of concentration
-evaluation apprehension
-self doubt

Question 4

What are cognitive stress management techniques

Answer 4

-negative thought stopping
-imagery (of past performances
-visualisation (of future performances)
-mental rehearsal
-attentional cue utilisation

Question 5

What somatic effects of stress

Answer 5

-increased heart rate
-nausea
-sweating
-muscular tension

Question 6

What are somatic stress management techniques

Answer 6

-biofeedback (Heart Rate monitor)
-progressive muscle relaxation (stretches/massages)
-centering (breathing control, slow abdominal movements)

Question 7

Define the following:
broad external
broad internal
narrow internal
narrow external

Answer 7

Broad-external - picking up on a wide range of environmental cues
Broad-internal - mental analysis of numerous cues
Narrow-internal - focus is directed to one environmental cue
Narrow-external - mental practice of a few important cues

Question 8

Define attentional narrowing and attentional wastage

Answer 8

Attentional narrowing- when arousal and anxiety levels increase, the ability to take in information or cues from the environment is reduced

Attentional wastage- at high level of arousal and stress, only limited information can be processed and this may cause important cues to be missed