Topic B: Competitive pressure📈

Question 1

define arousal

Answer 1

A general mixture a both physiological and psychological levels of activity that a performer experiences

Question 2

positives of arousal?

Answer 2

increase in:
-motivation
-confidence
-self assurance

Question 3

ways arousal can affect you physiologically?

Answer 3

-Increased HR
-Sweating
-dry mouth
-shaking

Question 4

ways arousal can impact you psychologically?

Answer 4

-over thinking
-confidence
-self doubt
-giddy

Question 5

what is stress?

Answer 5

-The non specific response of the body to any demand made upon it
-something thats placed upon someone thats overwhelming when they cant meet the demand

Question 6

what are the types of stress?

Answer 6

eustress
distress

Question 7

whats eustress?

Answer 7

-good stress which places less stress on the body

Question 8

whats distress?

Answer 8

bad stress that places strain on the body and mind

Question 9

what is the sympathetic nervous system?

Answer 9

-fight or flight system
-mainly activated when emergency and threatening situations occur

Question 10

what does your sympathetic nervous system cause to happen?

Answer 10

-pounding heart
-deep breathing
-sweating
-dilated pupils

Question 11

what is the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 11

-system that activates ‘relaxation and digestion’
-activated in non stress situations

Question 12

what does the parasympathetic nervous system cause?

Answer 12

-decrease in HR and breathing rate
-helps to reduce muscle tension
-increases digestion rate

Question 13

what are the 5 factors that cause stress?

Answer 13

-internal factors
-external factors
-occupational factors
-personal factors
-sport environment factors

Question 14

whats meant by internal factors?

Answer 14

past or current memories that influence our decisions

Question 15

whats meant by external factors?

Answer 15

-factors out of our control

Question 16

whats meant by occupational factors?

Answer 16

factors that relate to our jobs(people we work with,working conditions)

Question 17

whats meant by personal factors?

Answer 17

factors which mean something towards us-friends, family

Question 18

whats meant by sport environment factors?

Answer 18

-mixture of all factors in sporting context-racism,fans

Question 19

define anxiety

Answer 19

a negative emotional state with feelings of nervousness,worry and apprehension association with activity or arousal of the body

Question 20

define state anxiety

Answer 20

anxiety characterised by subjective,consciously perceived feelings of apprehension and tension accompanied by or associated with activation or arousal of the nervous system
-situational anxiety

Question 21

define trait anxiety

Answer 21

stable tendency to attend to, experiencing negative emotions such as fears, worries and anxiety across many situations
-anxiety your born with

Question 22

what is competitive anxiety?

Answer 22

anxiety of an individuals competitive situation