ANXIETY
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
BY ANUSH KUMAR S, S0123009
DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS & EXERCISE SCIENCES
OBJECTIVES
• Definition.
• Components of Anxiety.
• Causes of Anxiety.
• Common Symptoms.
• Measurement of Anxiety.
• Effects of Anxiety.
• Conclusion.
DEFINITION:• Anxiety is a negative emotional state
characterized by nervousness, worry,
and apprehension and associated with
activation or arousal of the body.
• Has Two Component.
STATE ANXIETY
TRAIT ANXIETY
STATE ANXIETY
• ever-changing mood component.
• emotional state “characterized by
subjective, consciously perceived
feelings of apprehension and tension,
accompanied by or associated with
activation or arousal of the autonomic
nervous system”
• Temporary.
Cont..
• Has Two Components
COGNITIVE ANXIETY
SOMATIC ANXIETY
COGNITIVE ANXIETY:• concerns the degree to which one
worries or has negative thoughts.
• Often the stage before Somatic
Anxiety.
• Often experiences problems with
concentration replaces mental
images of success with failure.
• FEAR & Bad decision.
SOMATIC ANXIETY:• Concerns the moment-to-moment
changes in perceived physiological
activation.
• Due to the reaction of their Body to
Stress
• Queasy Stomach & Increased Heart
Rate & Sweating
TRAIT ANXIETY:• Part of the personality.
• Acquired behavioral tendency or
disposition that influences behavior.
• Predisposes an individual to perceive
as threatening a wide range of
circumstances that objectively may
not actually be dangerous physically
or psychologically
RECAP:
COGNITIVE ANXIETY
STATE ANXIETY
SOMATIC ANXIETY
ANXIETY
TRAIT ANXIETY
CAUSES:• Fear of Failure or Bad
Performance.
• Fear of Bad Feedback or
Evaluation Progress.
• Fear of Competition from the
event.
• Fear of an injury occurring.
SYMPTOMS:❖Cognitive
• Negative Thoughts.
• Poor Concentration.
• Loss of Confidence.
• Images of Failure
• Confusion.
• Indecision.
Cont.…
❖Somatic Anxiety
• Increased BP
• Sweating.
• Adrenaline Boost.
• Loss of Appetite.
• Muscle Tension.
• Pacing.
MEASUREMENT:• State Anxiety
- global and multidimensional self-report measures.
❖ Global Self-Report
- people rate how nervous they feel, From Low to High.
❖ Multidimensional Self-Report
- people rate how worried (cognitive state anxiety) and how
physiologically activated they feel - low to high
- people are asked How feel right at that “moment”
Cont..
• Trait Anxiety.
- global and multidimensional self-reports.
- people are asked how they “typically” feel.
EFFECTS:• Negative Effect.
- Decrease Performance.
- Reduce Concentration.
- Poor Co-ordination.
- Stress.
• Positive Effect.
- Increased Blood Flow.
- Increased Breathing Rate.
CONCLUSION:• It is Negative Emotional State.
• Has Two Components.
• Anxiety can be caused by various factors.
• Anxiety has Symptoms.
• Anxiety can be measured.
• Anxiety do have positive Effect.
• Avoid Anxiety.
REFERENCES:• Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (1995). Foundations of sport and
exercise psychology. Human Kinetics Publishers.
• Miss McLaren.(2020) Psychology for sport performance: State &
Trait Anxiety. Constance Lane Publishers.
• Holly Johnson.(2012) Causes of anxiety in sport. SlideShare
Publishers.
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