Tuesday, 2 August 2011

A study we did on anxiety

REDUCING ANXIETY= INCREASE PERFORMANCE
·        Increase confidence in your ability to achieve your goals rather than: “I want to stimulate the physiological adaptions that will enable me to perform”
·        Instinctively make decisions that will raise your confidence and mute your doubt; eg: get a new coach, trainer etc.
NEED ACHIEVEMENT THEORY
·        High achievers focus on pride, success and a low motivation to avoid failure-they enjoy evaluating their abilities
·        Low achievers focus on shame, and often become preoccupied with thoughts of failure
·        Outcome goal orientation is common with high achievers
MORE ANXIETY….GOOD & BAD
·        Reversal theory= the relationship between arousal and performance depends on ones interpretation of the arousal level
·        Athletes lower in self-esteem are more likely to experience low confidence and high state anxiety
·        Symptoms of high state anxiety: rapid breathing, profuse sweating, muscle tension, inability to concentrate and sleeping problems
·        High performance athelets perceive their anxiety as facilitating rather than harming performance
·        RTranter (2011)

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