test 1.3 Flashcards
a blend of psychological and psychological activation, varying in intensity along a continuum (what is the term)
arousal
an unpleasant emotional state characterized by feeling worry, nervousness, and apprehension, and associated with activation or arousal of the body
anxiety
what are the two types of anxiety
cognitive and somatic
what are the three ways to measure arousal and anxiety
Self-reports -well-suited for assessing worry Autonomic -heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance Behavioral
non-specific response of the body to an imposed demand (what is the term)
stress
a substantial imbalance between physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and his or her response under conditions in which failure to meet demands has important consequences
distress
what are the four stages of stress process
1) Environmental demand
2) Individual perception of the environmental demand
3) Stress response
4) Behavioral consequences
what is recommended if a person has high social physique anxiety
recommendation in text is to encourage these clients to “cover up”
where does social physique anxiety has roots from
shame
if a person has social physique anxiety is it a good thing or bad thing
AT BEST it is good for a temporary management but for the long term it is the worst thing to do
what is an intervention for social physique anxiety
may be better to focus on transforming the evaluative climate (remove the following; meat market mentality, mirrors, appearance based feedback
what is the inverted-U hypothesis
low arousal will lead to low performance, extremely high arousal will lead to low performance, but arousal that is in between low and high arousal will lead to optimal performance
what is the catastrophe model
explains how cognitive anxiety and physiological arousal affect performance
true or false
arousal and state anxiety do not always have a negative effect on performance
true
what does facilitative or debilitative effects depend on?
the person’s interpretation
what are two things that are critical to perceiving anxiety as facilitative
self-confidence and enhanced perceptions of control
why does arousal influences performance
- increased muscle tension, fatigue, and coordination difficulties (may increase self-focus and lead to explicit monitoring)
- changes in attention, concentration, and visual search
