Controlling Anxiety

Controlling Anxiety

HomeworkExamination questions and essay question

ConnectorVideo and questions on the website

What do I need to learn? What can you recall from the syllabus that you

need to learn for this section?

Different types of anxietyDescribe and explain with an example cognitive

and somatic anxiety? Cognitive refers to psychological aspects eg

apprehension and somatic to the body’s physiological responses eg sweating

What is the difference between state and trait anxiety?

Measuring anxietyMethod Advantage DisadvantagePhysiological methods

Observations

Questionnaires

TestsSCAT

STA1

CSAI 2

Stress management

Example 1As Rocky’s sport psychologist, how do you

propose to help him overcome his anxiety for the fight tomorrow?

Here’s what Rocky did…

RockyRocky overcame his ‘perceived imbalance

between ability and task demands’ (anxiety) by changing his goals.

He focused on a performance goal rather than an outcome goal.

He also kept things in perspective (he was always a nobody).

Example 2A golfer has been having problems with his

swing. How would you help him to prepare and what

would you teach him to do as he has a long putt to win a competition?

Tiger Woods

What did he do?

StressWhat is it? Responding to stressControlling stress

Cognitive vs. somatic techniques

What have I learnt so far?

The journey Aspects of personality Arousal Controlling anxiety Attitudes Aggression Confidence Attribution theory Group success Leadership

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