chapter 8 Flashcards
(18 cards)
3 goals of sport psychology
measure psychological phenomena
investigate the relationship between psychological variables and performance
applying theoretical knowledge to improce athletic performance
state anxiety
the actual experience of apprehensions and uncontrolled arousal
trait anxiety
personality characteristic which represents a latent disposition to perceive situations as threatening
what happens during an anxious state when arousal is uncontrolled
a high degree of ego-involvement in which the athlete may perceive a threat to self esteem
a perceived discrepancy between one’s ability and the demands for athletic success
a fear of the consequences f failure (loss of approval from teammates or coach)
cognitive anxiety
a psychological state involving task-irrelevant mental processes that are negative in nature, can deter performance propotionally , THE MORE THE ATHLETE EXPERIENCES COGNITIVE ANXIETY THE WORSE THE PERFORMANCE phsyical symptoms such as tense muscles, tachycardia (fast heart rate)
somatic anxiety
uncontrolled arousal influenced by cognitive anxiety, shows an invertd U relationship to performance
psychic arousal or energy
a continuum of psychological intensity, activation and focus. positively related to performance
physiological arousal
a psychologial neural intensity dimension of physical arousal
selective attention is referred to by athletes as?
their level of focus and refers to the suppression of task irrelevant stimuli and thoughts
preparatory routine
consciously directs thought to task-relevant and controllable concerns
what explains why teams lose against easy teams
cue utilization
broad external attentional focus
ability to effectively manage many environmental stimuli simultaneously
overloaded by external stimuli
tendency to be confused because of the intake of too many stimuli
broad internal attentional focus
ability to effectively manage many internal stimuli
overloaded by internal stimuli
tendency to be confused because of the intake of too many stimuli
narrow attentional focus
ability to effectively narrow attention
reduced attentional focus
tendency to reduce attention so that task-relvant information is lost
ideal performance state
absence of fear no thinking about performance a narrow focus of attention on activity a sense of effortlessness a sense of personal control a distortion of time and space
