Anxiety & Arousal 2

3. This theory says that anxiety increases athletes levels of self consciousness and causes them to focus their attention inwards. Athletes then try to consciously control the skill they are trying to perform.
6. This theory says that each person has different optimal levels of arousal and can remain in that zone of arousal for a period of time. This is called Individual Zones of ....
8. This theory says that there is an optimal level of arousal but if arousal increases due to cognitive anxiety then there is a dramatic drop in performance.
10. This type of anxiety affects thinking.
11. a response of body to the demands that are placed on it.
12. a form of undifferentiated bodily energy or alertness which ranges on a continuum from low (in sleep) to high (intense excitement).
13. A negative emotional state that is associated with feelings of fear and apprehension.
16. This theory says that anxiety consumes working memory resources and causes inefficient processing of task relevant information.
17. this theory says that there is an optimal level of arousal and it is there that performance is its best. After this point if arousal increases performance decreases.

1. A sequence of task relevant thoughts and actions which an athlete engages in systematically prior to his or her performance of a specific sport skill. This is called a ..... routine.
2. If anxiety is part of a person's personality it is called .... anxiety.
4. This type of anxiety affects us physically
5. This theory suggests that athletes whose cognitive anxiety increases will tend to revert to conscious control of normally automatic skills.
7. a sudden impairment or failure of athletic performance due to anxiety
9. Skills that are executed largely at one's own speed and without interference from other performers
14. this theory says that as arousal increases so does performance.
15. If anxiety is as a results of a person's situation then it is called .... anxiety.