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

Question 10

what does your sympathetic nervous system cause to physically 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’

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 associated with activity or arousal of the body

Question 20

define state anxiety

Answer 20

anxiety characterised by perceived feelings of apprehension and tension accompanied by activation or arousal of the nervous system
-situational anxiety

Question 21

define trait anxiety

Answer 21

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

Question 22

what is competitive anxiety?

Answer 22

anxiety of an individuals competitive situation

Question 23

define aggression

Answer 23

-deliberately unfriendly behaviour or violent action that is hostile and usually provoked

Question 24

how does aggression affect sport performance?

Answer 24

most people view aggression as a negative characteristic however some people think it can enhance performance

Question 25

what is hostile aggression?

Answer 25

-inflicting harm whether it is physical or psychological on someone else. -It is also referred to as reactive aggression and can be accompanied by anger -situational -can happen because of a loss of concentration

Question 26

what is instrumental aggression?

Answer 26

displaying aggressive behaviour in the pursuit of a non aggressive goal,sometimes referred to as channeled aggression -its a general mistake -no intent -links to willingness to win

Question 27

what is relational aggression?

Answer 27

-involves the use of spreading negative rumours or excluding someone socially -can cause harm as it leads to feelings of rejection -the use of social media has increased relational aggression

Question 28

what is assertive behavior?

Answer 28

-‘playing within the rules of the game but being aggressive’ -goal directed -no intent to harm -doesn’t break rules of the game

Question 29

what are the 4 areas of the stress process?

Answer 29

-environmental demand -perception of demand -stress response -behavioural consequence

Question 30

what is environmental demand?

Answer 30

initial process where stress is placed on a person

Question 31

what is environmental demand?

Answer 31

initial process where stress is placed on a person

Question 32

what is perception of demand?

Answer 32

-individuals perception of the task/ demand -perception is specific to traits of individual

Question 33

what is perception of demand?

Answer 33

-individuals perception of the task/ demand -perception is specific to traits of individual

Question 34

what is the stress response?

Answer 34

-The level of stress and anxiety that the i dividual feels after perceiving and processing the demand that has been placed upon them. -if the individual feels like the psychological and physiological demand is too high they may feel threatened and or have an increase in anxiety

Question 35

whats the behavioural consequence?

Answer 35

behaviour of the individual under stress

Question 36

what type of situations causes the parasympathetic nervous system to kick in?

Answer 36

non stressful situations

Question 37

when is the sympathetic mainly activated?

Answer 37

mainly activated when emergency and threatening situations occur