University:
Seton Hall University
Course:
PSYC1219AA | Sports Psychology
Academic year:

2024
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352

Pages:

2
Author:

Andrea B.

Arousal and Anxiety Choked- expected to get a result but didn’t get it. Arousal- Characterized by physiological and psychological activation (good or bad)    Blend of physiological and psychological activation varying on a continuum from deep sleep to intense excitement Bad arousal is like going to class and there is a pop quiz. Good arousal is when you are on a rollercoaster. Anxiety- Negative emotional state in which feelings of nervousness, worry and apprehension are associated with activation or arousal of the body.    Arousal and worrying = anxiety Cognitive: thoughts (worry) Somatic: physiological responses (bodily responses) Stress- demand on the person and the ability to manage it.  Imbalance between the physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and that person’s response capability under conditions in which failure to meet the demands has important consequences. Stress and anxiety factors Situational    State anxiety - temporary ever changing emotional state of subjective concisely preserved feelings of apprehension and tension associated with activation of the gnomonic (you think you don’t have control of) nervous system. Event importance- the more important the event the more stressful it could be. Uncertainty- the greater the uncertainty in something we are doing the more stressed we feel. Personal   High trait anxiety- behavioral disposition to perceive as threatening circumstances that are objectively not dangerous and to then respond with a disproportionate state anxiety. Self-esteem- if it is lower you tend to have more state anxiety. 4 stages to stress 1. 2. 3. 4. Environmental demand- something is presented to you (lifting weights) Perception of demand- “I think that’s terrible.” Stress response- muscles get tense, heart beats quickly. Behavioral consequence- what do I actually do? Theories of stress for athletes  Drive theory- as your arousal goes up your performance goes up.     Social facilitation theory- When somebody else is present I will perform better when they are there. When someone sees you do something simple it’s easier but then it’s a harder task and it gets even harder. Inverted U-Hypothesis- if the arousal is too high then performance goes down and viceversa. You must find that medium of arousal to find peak performance. Catastrophe theory- when you pass a threshold of arousal your performance completely collapses. Reversal theory- understanding the link between arousal and performance is not just having someone interpret and event, it is how someone interprets their arousal level. Optimal performance   Individual zone of optimal functioning- finding the spot in which you optimally perform. Flow- mysterious state where people would report that they were performing so well but felt effortless like team wasn’t even passing.