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The effects of anxiety on performance
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- 1cognitive anxietythoughts, nervousness, apprehension or worry that a performer has about their lack of ability to complete a task successfully
- 2somatic anxietyphysiological resonses to a situation where a performer feels that they may be unable to cope; symptoms include increased heart rate, sweaty palms and feelings of nausea
- 3state anxietyanxiety felt in a particular situation
- 4trait anxietyan enduring personality trait, giving a tendency to view all situations as threatening
- 5imagerycreating mental images to escape the immediate effects of stress
- 6visualisationthe process of creating a mental image of what you want to happen or feel
- 7attentional controlmaintaining concentration on appropriate cues
- 8positive self-talkdeveloping positive thoughts about one's actions
- 9thought stoppingconditioning the mind to think of alternatives to the anxiety-causing negative thought
- 10biofeedbackinformation about changes in physiological variables; the patient watches a monitor displaying changes in reading of a variable associated with somatic anxiety and tries to lower the reading by distracting their attantion away from the cause of the anxiety
- 11breathing controlusing diaphragmatic breathing as a means of focusing on relaxation
- 12progressive muscular relaxationlearning to be aware of the tension prsent in muscles and removing it by relaxing
- 13centeringusing deep breathing as a way of refocusing your concentration
- 14goal settinga technique used to control anxiety by directing attention away from stress and towards an achievable target
- 15stressthe non specific resonse of the body to any demand made upon it
- 16the SCAT testallows you to find out which competitors are likely to become too anxious in competitive situations
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