ESS 349 Exam 1 Arousal, Stress, and Anxiety

§General physiological and psychological activation, varying in intensity along a continuum

§Negativeemotional state with feelings of worry, nervousness, and apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body

§Cognitive: Worry, apprehension §Somatic: Perceived physiological activation

§a personality dispositionwhere an individual has a tendency to perceive numerous situations as threatening and respond with varying levels of increased state anxiety

personality disposition that is stable over time

An arousal state characterized by feelings of apprehension, nervousness, and tension A measure of how an athlete feels at a particular moment in time

right now” feelings that change from moment to moment

§Trait anxiety often relates to state anxiety High trait anxious individuals > state anxiety in evaluative situations than low trait anxious

§An individual’s tendency to perceive competitive situations as threatening and respond to these situations with state anxiety

Sport specific
Marten's Model

§Physiological §Heart rate §Respiration §Skin conductance §Psychological self-report §Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) §Competitive State Anxiety Inventory - 2 (CSAI-2)

§substantial imbalancebetween physical and psychological demandsplaced on an individual and his or her response capability under conditions in which failureto meet demands has important consequences

Situational
personal

§Event importance §Uncertainty

§Trait anxiety §Self-esteem §Social physique anxiety

§Drive Theory §Inverted-U Hypothesis §Individualized Zones of Optimal Functioning §Multidimensional Anxiety Theory §Catastrophe Theory §Facilitative and Debilitative Model