T4

Question 1

Define Arousal

Answer 1

a HEIGHTENED SENSE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ALERTNESS OR ACTIVATION

Question 2

What is self efficacy

Answer 2

an individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments

Question 3

What is Anxiety?

Answer 3

A subjective feeling of apprehension that is accompanied by a heightened state of arousal

Question 4

What is Cognitive Anxiety

Answer 4

Involves negative thoughts about an upcoming performance

Question 5

What is Somatic Anxiety

Answer 5

involves physical sensations such as butterflies in your stomach or sweaty palms

Question 6

What are the two basic pillars of

Answer 6

Awarness
Wisdom

Question 7

What is the flow state?

Answer 7

a state of mind in which the performer feels as though they are “in the zone”

Question 8

What is self talk?

Answer 8

Self talk is an interesting

Question 9

What is negative self talk

Answer 9

Critical and unhelpful dialogue that you say to yourself

Question 10

What are trigger words?

Answer 10

Trigger words are instructional self-talk that an athlete says to themselves as a remindeer of what to do
Trigger words are useful when an athlete has trouble with over arousal, anxiety or confidence. Saying a trigger word helps them to re-focus and concentrate on performing the desired response instead

Question 11

What can over Arousal Anxiety or confidence lead to.

Answer 11

Can lead to athletes losing concentraion and default to a less desirable action

Question 12

Why wouldnt music help focus to block external distractions?

Answer 12

Cant have headphones in a game

Question 13

What are some ways to refocus

Answer 13

Refocusing plans
Thought Stopping

Question 14

What are refocusing plans

Answer 14

Allows the athlete to recenter their docus on the present moment and stay emotionally under control

Question 15

What is thought stopping

Answer 15

Thought stopping is about identifying when negative talk is impacting your performances and putting some strategies in place to address this process.

Question 16

What is Progressivve muscle relaxation

Answer 16

PMR is a form of therapy that involves tightening and relaxing your muscle groups, one at a time in a specific pattern. The goal is to release tension from your muscles while helping you recognise what tension feels like

Question 17

What is abdominal breathing

Answer 17

Breathing excercises that can be key to controlling anxiety and muscle tension.

Question 18

What are performance routines?

Answer 18

A routine estavlished by the athlete in order to maintain focus

Question 19

What are the different types of performance routines?

Answer 19

Physical preparation
Emotional preparation Equipment preparation
Rituals

Question 20

What is attention

Answer 20

your awarness of the surrounding environments and acknowlegment of cognitive process

Question 21

What is concentration?

Answer 21

The ability to deliberately focus your attention to the task ahead

Question 22

What are internal distractors

Answer 22

thoughts or feelings that divert your attention from the task at hand such as emotions or pain

Question 23

What are external distractors

Answer 23

Factors out of your control

Question 24

What is mental Rehersal

Answer 24

Simple and common way to prepare for physical performance is to mentally reherse your performance

Question 25

What are some techniques

Answer 25

Imagery, Mental Rehersal, Self Talk, Trigger words,

Question 26

What are some attention and concentration techniques

Answer 26

Refocusing plans
Though Stopping

Question 27

What is a refocusing plan

Answer 27

Allows athletes to recenter