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| Non Directional, energizing function |
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Physiological
EEG: Measuring brain wave patterns
Electrical properties of skin
Heart rate & blood pressure
EMG: Measuring muscle tension
Biochemical
Epinephrine: Measured in urine or blood
Norepinephrine: Measured in urine or blood
Cortisol: Measured in urine or blood
Questionnaires
Activation-Deactivation Adjective Checklist
Somatic Perception Questionnaire |
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| Positive stress (mild to moderate) resulting in improved performance |
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| Negative stress (high) resulting in poor performance and increase risk for disease |
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1)Environmental demand-physical and psychological
2)Individual’s perception of the environmental demand-amount of psychological or physical “threat” perceived
3)Stress response
(physical and psychological)
Arousal
State anxiety
Muscle tension
Attention changes
4)Behavioral consequences- performance or outcome |
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Term
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Personal: Trait anxiety
“High trait anxiety and low self-esteem are related to heightened state anxiety reactions in athletes”
Self-esteem
“Athletes with low self-esteem, for example, have less confidence and experience more state anxiety than do athletes with high self-esteem”
Social physique anxiety: Personality disposition- reflects people’s tendency to become nervous or apprehensive when their body is evaluated |
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| Increase of Arousal, leads to an increase in performance |
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| If arousal levels are too high, performance will decline |
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| Individualized Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) |
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| Optimal Performance lies in various zones depending on anxiety levels |
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