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Understanding Arousal, Anxiety, and Their Impact on Performance, Quizzes of Kinesiology

Definitions and explanations of various terms related to arousal, anxiety, and their effects on performance. Topics include the differences between state and trait anxiety, measuring arousal and anxiety, sources of stress and anxiety, and the impact of arousal and anxiety on performance. The document also introduces theories such as drive theory, inverted-u hypothesis, and reversal theory.

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Uploaded on 02/15/2012

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TERM 1
Arousal
DEFINITION 1
a blend of psychological and psychological activation,
varying in intensity along a continuum.
TERM 2
Anxiety
DEFINITION 2
a negative emotional state with feelings of worry,
nervousness, and apprehension associated with
activation or arousal of the body.
TERM 3
State
anxiety
DEFINITION 3
right now feelings that change from moment to
moment.
TERM 4
Trait
anxiety
DEFINITION 4
a personality disposition that is stable over time.
TERM 5
High- versus low-trait anxious people usually
have more _____ in highly evaluative
situations.
DEFINITION 5
state anxiety
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Arousal

a blend of psychological and psychological activation, varying in intensity along a continuum. TERM 2

Anxiety

DEFINITION 2 a negative emotional state with feelings of worry, nervousness, and apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body. TERM 3

State

anxiety

DEFINITION 3 right now feelings that change from moment to moment. TERM 4

Trait

anxiety

DEFINITION 4 a personality disposition that is stable over time. TERM 5

High- versus low-trait anxious people usually

have more _____ in highly evaluative

situations.

DEFINITION 5 state anxiety

2 Measuring Arousal and Anxiety

Psychological signs (heart rate, respiration, skin conductance, biochemistry) Global and multidimensional self-report scales (CSAI-2, SCAT, SAS) TERM 7

Stress

DEFINITION 7 A substantial imbalance between physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and his or her response capability under conditions in which failure to meet demands has important consequences. TERM 8

Stress process

DEFINITION 8 Implications of the stress process for practice (intervene at any of the stress process stages). TERM 9

Situational sources of stress and

anxiety

DEFINITION 9 Event importance Uncertainty TERM 10

Personal sources of stress and

anxiety

DEFINITION 10 Trait anxiety Self-esteem Social physique anxiety