Chapter 8

mix of physiological and psychological activation in an individual

negatively perceived emotional state

experience of apprehension and uncertainty

personality trait

imbalance between demands and capabilities

performance increases as arousal increases

arousal facilitates performance to an optimum level, beyond which performance declines

desire to be competent and self-determining

based on external sources

desire to compete or engage in social comparison

relevant

irrelevant

processing of environmental and internal cues that come to awareness

ability to suppress task-irrelevant stimuli

increased vagal tone

alternating muscle tensing/relaxing

older and/or rehabilitating athletes

replace fear response with relaxation response

athlete uses senses to create a mental experience of athletic performance

perception of one’s ability to perform a given talk in a specific situation

athlete has control over achievement of goals

athlete has a limited control over achievement of goals

relatively close to athlete’s present ability

provide relevance to short-term goals