PSYC 3480 Chapter 5: PSYC*3480 Ch.5 (Textbook)
4 Nov 2014
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Chapter 5 anxiety in sport and exercise. Arousal is a blend of physiological and psychological activation of an individual"s ans. Varies in intensity on a continuum ranging from deep sleep to peak activation or frenzy. At high end of arousal continuum, high-arousal athletes commonly exhibit both physiological and psychological symptoms: e. g. racing hear, shallow breathing, sweaty palms. Increases in arousal states can occur from positive and exciting events as well as from negative and potentially threatening events. Anxiety is an emotion and is multidimensional in nature. Might be experienced by physical activity performers in different ways. Some performers report feeling nauseated of having heavy legs, while other report images of disaster. Moderately interrelated and levels of both anxiety responses experienced in most competitive events. Social anxiety occurs when people experience, or think that they will experience, evaluations from other people.
