Arousal, Anxiety, and Stress Concepts

Vocabulary flashcards defining key concepts, types of anxiety, sources of stress, and performance theories from the lecture transcript.

Arousal

A blend of physiological and psychological activation that can be low or high.

Anxiety

A negative emotional state of nervousness, worry, and apprehension associated with arousal.

State anxiety

A temporary, ever changing emotional state based on perception that is associated with arousal of the autonomic nervous system.

Cognitive state anxiety

State anxiety characterized by being mentally worried and having negative thoughts, which negatively affects performance such as serving game point.

Somatic state anxiety

State anxiety concerning moment-to-moment changes in perceived physiological activation, related to participation in an inverted-U pattern.

Perceived control state anxiety

The degree to which an individual believes they have the resources and ability to meet challenges.

Trait anxiety

A personality disposition that is stable over time and represents what is typical for an individual.

Physical signs of anxiety

Physical indicators including cortisol, heart rate, respiration, biochemistry, and SCAT.

Stress

A substantial imbalance between physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and their response capability to meet demands, where failure to meet demands has important consequences.

Stress process

A process consisting of four stages: environment, perception, response, and consequence.

Situational sources of stress

Sources of stress stemming from event importance and uncertainty.

Personal sources of stress

Sources of stress stemming from trait anxiety, self-esteem, and social physique anxiety.

Drive Theory

A performance theory stating that as an individual's arousal increases, their performance also increases.

Catastrophe

A drop in performance due to stress and anxiety.

Reversal theory

A theory proposing that how arousal affects performance is entirely based on perception.