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Unit 4: Enhancing Performance and Maintaining Participation
Quick questions on Sport psychology: WACE Year 12 Physical Education Studies Unit 4
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What is anxiety?Show answer
Anxiety is the negative emotional response to a perceived threat, and it has distinct forms. Cognitive anxiety is the mental component (worry, negative thoughts, fear of failure). Somatic anxiety is the physical component (raised heart rate, sweating, muscle tension, butterflies). State anxiety is a temporary anxiety in a specific situation, while trait anxiety is a stable personality tendency to perceive situations as threatening and respond with state anxiety.
What are psychological skills?Show answer
Athletes use trained mental skills to reach and hold an optimal state. Goal setting raises motivation and direction; effective goals are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) and include process and performance goals, not just outcome goals. Mental imagery (visualisation) rehearses the skill or situation in the mind, building confidence and motor patterns and helping control arousal. Self-talk uses cue words and positive statements to focus attention and replace negative thoughts.
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