SRM 242 MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Identify the two main areas of sport psychology - ANS 1. Understanding how psychological
factors affect performance
2. How involvement in sport and exercise relates to psychological development, adjustment,
and well-being.
Distinguish clinical vs. performance sport psychology - ANS Clinical sport psychology-
counseling issues
eating disorders
Performance- "mental coach"
anxiety management
Describe three approaches (theories) to understanding personality - ANS Trait
Social learning
Interactionist
Define stress and anxiety - ANS anxiety- Anxiety is a negative emotional state with feelings of
worry, nervousness, and apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body.
stress-feelings of discomfort or anxiety that individuals may experience in social situations, and
the associated tendency to avoid potentially stressful social situation
Explain the inverted U theory - ANS As arousal increases performance will increase
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, However after the optimal zone the ability to perform difficult skills will reduce and so will
performance
Compare state vs. trait anxiety - ANS Trait- Trait anxiety is a personality disposition that is
stable over time.
State anxiety - ever changing mood
feelings of tension, apprehension
Compare cognitive vs. somatic anxiety - ANS Cognitive state anxiety- worry or negative
thoughts.
worry, fear, concentration
Somatic state anxiety- moment-to-moment changes in perceived physiological activation.
heart rate, sweating
Identify two theories of choking - ANS Self-focused theory suggests that pressure raises
anxiety and puts too much focus on step-by-step processes.
Distraction worry takes up too much attention
define motivation and its components - ANS Motivation is the direction and intensity of
effort.
Direction - whether an individual seeks out, approaches, or is attracted to situations.
Intensity- how much effort an individual puts forth in a situation.
explain the three components of basic needs theory - ANS competence, autonomy,
relatedness
Apply the basic needs coaching paradigm - ANS Autonomy support, mastery climate, caring
climate, team/ task cohesion, All focused on making athletes feel safe and supported, focus on
each individual athletes improvement, and not comparing athletes to one another
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Identify the two main areas of sport psychology - ANS 1. Understanding how psychological
factors affect performance
2. How involvement in sport and exercise relates to psychological development, adjustment,
and well-being.
Distinguish clinical vs. performance sport psychology - ANS Clinical sport psychology-
counseling issues
eating disorders
Performance- "mental coach"
anxiety management
Describe three approaches (theories) to understanding personality - ANS Trait
Social learning
Interactionist
Define stress and anxiety - ANS anxiety- Anxiety is a negative emotional state with feelings of
worry, nervousness, and apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body.
stress-feelings of discomfort or anxiety that individuals may experience in social situations, and
the associated tendency to avoid potentially stressful social situation
Explain the inverted U theory - ANS As arousal increases performance will increase
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, However after the optimal zone the ability to perform difficult skills will reduce and so will
performance
Compare state vs. trait anxiety - ANS Trait- Trait anxiety is a personality disposition that is
stable over time.
State anxiety - ever changing mood
feelings of tension, apprehension
Compare cognitive vs. somatic anxiety - ANS Cognitive state anxiety- worry or negative
thoughts.
worry, fear, concentration
Somatic state anxiety- moment-to-moment changes in perceived physiological activation.
heart rate, sweating
Identify two theories of choking - ANS Self-focused theory suggests that pressure raises
anxiety and puts too much focus on step-by-step processes.
Distraction worry takes up too much attention
define motivation and its components - ANS Motivation is the direction and intensity of
effort.
Direction - whether an individual seeks out, approaches, or is attracted to situations.
Intensity- how much effort an individual puts forth in a situation.
explain the three components of basic needs theory - ANS competence, autonomy,
relatedness
Apply the basic needs coaching paradigm - ANS Autonomy support, mastery climate, caring
climate, team/ task cohesion, All focused on making athletes feel safe and supported, focus on
each individual athletes improvement, and not comparing athletes to one another
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