Topic B: Competitive pressure📈 Flashcards
define arousal
A general mixture a both physiological and psychological levels of activity that a performer experiences
positives of arousal?
increase in:
-motivation
-confidence
-self assurance
ways arousal can affect you physiologically?
-Increased HR
-Sweating
-dry mouth
-shaking
ways arousal can impact you psychologically?
-over thinking
-confidence
-self doubt
-giddy
what is stress?
-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
what are the types of stress?
eustress
distress
whats eustress?
-good stress which places less stress on the body
whats distress?
bad stress that places strain on the body and mind
what is the sympathetic nervous system?
-fight or flight system
what does your sympathetic nervous system cause to physically happen?
-pounding heart
-deep breathing
-sweating
-dilated pupils
what is the parasympathetic nervous system?
-system that activates ‘relaxation and digestion’
what does the parasympathetic nervous system cause?
-decrease in HR and breathing rate
-helps to reduce muscle tension
-increases digestion rate
what are the 5 factors that cause stress?
-internal factors
-external factors
-occupational factors
-personal factors
-sport environment factors
whats meant by internal factors?
past or current memories that influence our decisions
whats meant by external factors?
-factors out of our control
whats meant by occupational factors?
factors that relate to our jobs(people we work with,working conditions)
whats meant by personal factors?
factors which mean something towards us-friends, family
whats meant by sport environment factors?
-mixture of all factors in sporting context-racism,fans
define anxiety
a negative emotional state with feelings of nervousness,worry and apprehension associated with activity or arousal of the body
define state anxiety
anxiety characterised by perceived feelings of apprehension and tension accompanied by activation or arousal of the nervous system
-situational anxiety
define trait anxiety
-stable tendency to attend to as its anxiety that your born with.
-experiencing negative emotions such as fears, worries and anxiety across many situations
what is competitive anxiety?
anxiety of an individuals competitive situation
define aggression
-deliberately unfriendly behaviour or violent action that is hostile and usually provoked
how does aggression affect sport performance?
most people view aggression as a negative characteristic however some people think it can enhance performance
what is hostile aggression?
-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
what is instrumental aggression?
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
what is relational aggression?
-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
what is assertive behavior?
-‘playing within the rules of the game but being aggressive’
-goal directed
-no intent to harm
-doesn’t break rules of the game
what are the 4 areas of the stress process?
-environmental demand
-perception of demand
-stress response
-behavioural consequence
what is environmental demand?
initial process where stress is placed on a person
what is environmental demand?
initial process where stress is placed on a person
what is perception of demand?
-individuals perception of the task/ demand
-perception is specific to traits of individual
what is perception of demand?
-individuals perception of the task/ demand
-perception is specific to traits of individual
what is the stress response?
-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
whats the behavioural consequence?
behaviour of the individual under stress
what type of situations causes the parasympathetic nervous system to kick in?
non stressful situations
when is the sympathetic mainly activated?
mainly activated when emergency and threatening situations occur
