Theories of anxiety(2)

Question 1

how many theories of anxiety are there?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Name the theories of anxiety

Answer 2

-multidimensional anxiety theory
-reversal theory

Question 3

what does the multidimensional theory describing?

Answer 3

-the relationship between competitive anxiety and performance
-how cognitive somatic and self confidence anxiety all have different relationship with performance

Question 4

what is cognitive anxiety?

Answer 4

-mental anxiety

Question 5

whats somatic anxiety?

Answer 5

physical anxiety

Question 6

what can you conclude from the multi-dimensional anxiety theory?

Answer 6

-as cognitive anxiety increases self confidence decreases and so does performance
-somatic anxiety has an optimum level and have too little or too much can decrease self confidence which decreases performance

Question 7

describe the reversal theory?

Answer 7

-describes the affect that arousal has on performance
-anxiety is dependent on how levels of arousal are perceived

Question 8

what factors affect how the arousal levels are perceived?

Answer 8

-personality
-level of arousal thats comfortable for them

Question 9

what can be concluded from the reversal theory?

Answer 9

-the more positive the perception of arousal is, the better the performance
-perception and arousal is low= boredom
-perception is high and arousal is low=relaxed
-perception is high and arousal is high= excitement
-perception is low and arousal is high= anxiety

Question 10

what is hedonic tone?

Answer 10

-perception/how much someone likes something