KINE 2P95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Avoidance Coping
11 Mar 2016
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Stress: an experience that results from a person-situation relationship that is perceived as strenuous or demanding and exceeds personal resources: ex: time, energy, attention, social support. Stress response: physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions when faced with difficult pressures. Ex: pressure to perform; crowd reactions: unexpected: unanticipated; cannot prepare for, perceived as more threatening. Ex: transportation issues, bad officiating: competitive stressor: experienced before, during, after performance. Ex: mistakes; injury: non-competitive stressor: related to sport; not part of performance. Ex: media; travel: *****read about organizational stressors (pg. Primary appraisal: evaluation of what is at stake in a situation. Secondary appraisal: evaluation of can be done about the situation. Depends on available resources, perceived control, future expectations. Harm/loss appraisals: evaluation of situation in which psychological damage is done and loss is irreversible. Threat appraisals: evaluation of situation where harm is anticipated and is likely. Challenge appraisals: evaluation of situation in which obstacles are present but can be overcome.
