Kin 150: Post Midterm Lectures with
correct answers 100%
What is anxiety? - Correct Answernegative emotional state, feelings of worry, nervousness,
apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body
- uncertainty
- brain piece and physiological piece
- specific emotion produced thorugh the appraisal/interpretation of a situation or event
what are the 5 characteristics of anxiety? - Correct Answer1) elicited following an appraisal
2) universally observed across people of all cultures
3) has a distinct physiology
4) observed through discrete facial expressions
5) associated with unique set of behvaiours called action tendencies
short definition for anxiety? - Correct Answernegative emotional state, feelings of worry,
nervousness, apprehension associated with activiation or arousal of the body
When can you experience arousal adn anxiety? Are they experienced the same? - Correct
AnswerArousal is seperate from anxiety, but anxiety is always accompanied by arousal
Compare arousal and anxiety? - Correct Answer- Related but distinict psychological and
physiological states
How do arousal and anxiety typically impact sport performance in comparison? - Correct
AnswerAnxiety: typically negative and oftne leads to avoidance or discomfort
Arousal: neutral, can either enhance or hidner performance
,Why can you experience arousal but not anxiety? - Correct Answerbrain/psychological piece
must be involved for it to be anxiety. not just arousal
What are physiolgoical signs of anxiety? - Correct Answerincreased: heart rate, blood pressure,
perspiration, respiration, muscle tension
decreased: blood flow to skin, 'cotton mouth', frequent urination
what are 3 dimensions of anxiety? - Correct Answer1) intensity of anxiety sympotoms
2) frequency of cognitive intrusions
3) directional interpretation of sumptoms (how it is interpreted)
what is cognitive signs of anxiety? - Correct Answerdecreased: concentration, narrowing of
attention, complex decesion-making
increased: feelings of confusion
what is behavioural signs of anxiety? - Correct Answernail biting, foot tapping, pacing,
trembling, voice breaking, poor cordination
what is arousal? - Correct Answergeneral state of activation of nervous system, can be positive
or negative
what are the four ways anxiety influences performance? - Correct Answer1)
Attention/concentration changes
2) attentional narrowing
3) shifts to conscious processing
4) muscle tension and coordination difficulties
,how does anxiety impact performance and shifts to concscious processing? - Correct
Answercompetitive anxiety sometimes causes shifts to concscious processing
- paralysis analysis!!
what is paralysis by analysis? - Correct Answerthe things we do habit or habitually that are
unconcious prcoesses, overthink and mess up.
- automatic thoughts to overthinking can lead to mistakes
describe how anxiety impacts muscle tension and causes cordination difficulties? - Correct
Answer- involuntary co-contraction of msucle groups can be devastating in fine/complex motor
skills (ex. yips in golf or putting or free throws)
how does anxiety influence performance attention/concentration changes? - Correct
Answerpre-occupation with worries or somatic symptoms=inappropriate task focus, AKA
cogntitive interference. not focused on skill or cues
how does anxiety influence performance attentional narrowing? - Correct Answerhigh
cogntitive anxiety can lead to inappropriate focus and athletes miss task-relevant cues.
- high levels of physiological asousal may lead to narrow attention.
what is choking? - Correct Answeracute significant decrements in performance that occur in
situation sof high pressure or anxiety
- incoporates cogntitive state anxiety and physiological arousal as they affect athletic
performance, signigcant decrease in performance
- recognize relationship between anxiety and athletic performance is compelex
what is somatic anxiety? - Correct Answer- perceptions of body states (e.g racing heart or
butterflies in stomach)
- perceived unpleasant physiological respo nse to threatening situation
, what is cognititive anxiety? - Correct Answerdistressing thoughts, images, disruption of
cognitive processing system. Mental processesing systme
what are common issues with sport psychology interventions? - Correct Answerperformance
anxiety, confidence, coach or group dynamics
what are psychological skills and how are they used? - Correct Answerused to improve athletic
performance beyond phsyical training or increase enjoyment/satisfaction
what are the 3 phases of psychological skills trianing? - Correct Answer1) education phase
2) acquisition phase
3) practice phase
what is the inteded outcome of the education phase of psychological skills training? - Correct
Answerathlete buys into why skills are important and has knowledge to understand why it is
important.
what is the education phase of psychological skills training? - Correct Answer- when athlete
recogonizes importance of mental skilsl and performance impact.
-ensure athlete buys in and has the knowldge to understand importance of program
- involves assessment
Why is assessment important in psychological skills training? - Correct Answerduring education
phase assessment allows for determining what athlete needs and what skilsl will help. allows for
individualized approach is important
what is the second phase of psychological skills training? - Correct Answeracquisition: athletes
acquire psychological skills and learn to employ them
correct answers 100%
What is anxiety? - Correct Answernegative emotional state, feelings of worry, nervousness,
apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body
- uncertainty
- brain piece and physiological piece
- specific emotion produced thorugh the appraisal/interpretation of a situation or event
what are the 5 characteristics of anxiety? - Correct Answer1) elicited following an appraisal
2) universally observed across people of all cultures
3) has a distinct physiology
4) observed through discrete facial expressions
5) associated with unique set of behvaiours called action tendencies
short definition for anxiety? - Correct Answernegative emotional state, feelings of worry,
nervousness, apprehension associated with activiation or arousal of the body
When can you experience arousal adn anxiety? Are they experienced the same? - Correct
AnswerArousal is seperate from anxiety, but anxiety is always accompanied by arousal
Compare arousal and anxiety? - Correct Answer- Related but distinict psychological and
physiological states
How do arousal and anxiety typically impact sport performance in comparison? - Correct
AnswerAnxiety: typically negative and oftne leads to avoidance or discomfort
Arousal: neutral, can either enhance or hidner performance
,Why can you experience arousal but not anxiety? - Correct Answerbrain/psychological piece
must be involved for it to be anxiety. not just arousal
What are physiolgoical signs of anxiety? - Correct Answerincreased: heart rate, blood pressure,
perspiration, respiration, muscle tension
decreased: blood flow to skin, 'cotton mouth', frequent urination
what are 3 dimensions of anxiety? - Correct Answer1) intensity of anxiety sympotoms
2) frequency of cognitive intrusions
3) directional interpretation of sumptoms (how it is interpreted)
what is cognitive signs of anxiety? - Correct Answerdecreased: concentration, narrowing of
attention, complex decesion-making
increased: feelings of confusion
what is behavioural signs of anxiety? - Correct Answernail biting, foot tapping, pacing,
trembling, voice breaking, poor cordination
what is arousal? - Correct Answergeneral state of activation of nervous system, can be positive
or negative
what are the four ways anxiety influences performance? - Correct Answer1)
Attention/concentration changes
2) attentional narrowing
3) shifts to conscious processing
4) muscle tension and coordination difficulties
,how does anxiety impact performance and shifts to concscious processing? - Correct
Answercompetitive anxiety sometimes causes shifts to concscious processing
- paralysis analysis!!
what is paralysis by analysis? - Correct Answerthe things we do habit or habitually that are
unconcious prcoesses, overthink and mess up.
- automatic thoughts to overthinking can lead to mistakes
describe how anxiety impacts muscle tension and causes cordination difficulties? - Correct
Answer- involuntary co-contraction of msucle groups can be devastating in fine/complex motor
skills (ex. yips in golf or putting or free throws)
how does anxiety influence performance attention/concentration changes? - Correct
Answerpre-occupation with worries or somatic symptoms=inappropriate task focus, AKA
cogntitive interference. not focused on skill or cues
how does anxiety influence performance attentional narrowing? - Correct Answerhigh
cogntitive anxiety can lead to inappropriate focus and athletes miss task-relevant cues.
- high levels of physiological asousal may lead to narrow attention.
what is choking? - Correct Answeracute significant decrements in performance that occur in
situation sof high pressure or anxiety
- incoporates cogntitive state anxiety and physiological arousal as they affect athletic
performance, signigcant decrease in performance
- recognize relationship between anxiety and athletic performance is compelex
what is somatic anxiety? - Correct Answer- perceptions of body states (e.g racing heart or
butterflies in stomach)
- perceived unpleasant physiological respo nse to threatening situation
, what is cognititive anxiety? - Correct Answerdistressing thoughts, images, disruption of
cognitive processing system. Mental processesing systme
what are common issues with sport psychology interventions? - Correct Answerperformance
anxiety, confidence, coach or group dynamics
what are psychological skills and how are they used? - Correct Answerused to improve athletic
performance beyond phsyical training or increase enjoyment/satisfaction
what are the 3 phases of psychological skills trianing? - Correct Answer1) education phase
2) acquisition phase
3) practice phase
what is the inteded outcome of the education phase of psychological skills training? - Correct
Answerathlete buys into why skills are important and has knowledge to understand why it is
important.
what is the education phase of psychological skills training? - Correct Answer- when athlete
recogonizes importance of mental skilsl and performance impact.
-ensure athlete buys in and has the knowldge to understand importance of program
- involves assessment
Why is assessment important in psychological skills training? - Correct Answerduring education
phase assessment allows for determining what athlete needs and what skilsl will help. allows for
individualized approach is important
what is the second phase of psychological skills training? - Correct Answeracquisition: athletes
acquire psychological skills and learn to employ them
