Controlling Stress, Anxiety and Arousal

2. in the inverted u theory, high arousal levels are classed as...
3. setting these helps to control anxiety as the athlete knows exactly what it is they want to achieve
4. this form of anxiety is physiological e.g. sweating
5. in the inverted u theory, low arousal levels are classed as...
6. this form of anxiety is psychological e.g. worry about failing
8. what U theory suggests there is a threshold point to arousal and an increase beyond this will worsen performance
10. _____________ muscle relaxation involves slowly tensing (not to point of strain) and then relaxing each muscle
11. in the inverted u theory, medium arousal levels are classed as...
13. this method of controlling anxiety involves an athlete imagining themselves in an environment and performing a specific activity using their senses (sight, hearing, feeling and smell)

1. this theory introduces the idea that when anxiety is extremely high, a sudden and severe drop in performance can occur
6. _________ utilisation refers to when an athlete's narrowed focus with increased arousal which helps direct attention to things relevant to their performance
7. the level of activation and alertness experienced by a performer
9. this theory suggests that as arousal increases, so does performance (and vice versa
12. the second name of the boxer we watched last week who used positive self-talk to overcome anxiety