Section one

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What is section one
Arousal and anxiety in sport
What are the three theories for arousal and performance
Drive theory
inverted U
catastrophe
What is the drive theory
The idea that arousal and performance increase at the same rate
What is the inverted U
Arousal and performance increase up until a certain point in arousal where there is a gradual decline in performance
What is catastrophe
Arousal predicts performance until there is a drop off. Unique to the athlete
What is trait anxiety
When someone is predisposed to perceive situations negatively and as threatening
What is state anxiety
Carry the trait anxiety and is characterised by the emotional state of tension and apprehension
What is cognitive anxiety
Negative expectation
What is somatic anxiety
The physiological symptoms
How do we measure anxiety
SCAT sport competition anxiety test
What is the SCAT
Tests 15 items and there is a score out of 30. the higher the score the more trait anxiety they have
What is the key research
fazey and hardy
What did F and H aim to do
Develop a new catastrophe model based on previous research and criticisms of inverted U
What is a monograph
A very detailed article
What did F and H propose
A model where performance increased with arousal until a critical was reached where it suddenly dropped
What is the new model based on
The view that performance anxiety is a multidimensional construct including cognitive and physiological components
What are the results for F and H
When a person has high cog anxiety any increases in arousal lead to a drop in performance
as cog anxiety increases performance decreases
Conclusions of f and h
Explains the anxiety performance relationship in sport through the interaction of cog anxiety, physiological arousal and performance
What are the two applications
Biofeedback
pre performance routines