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Is there ? Previous research in the field has suggested that the majority of the consultations conducted by sport psychologists be related to anxiety (Humara 1999). This is a large part of the athletes' own mind-set. It is necessary for him or her to demonstrate the ability to deal with the pressure and anxiety that comes with the game. There in lays the problem, to the athlete it is not a game. From there stems the stress.
Stress is a state that results from the demands that are placed on the individual that require that person to engage in some coping behavior (Jones, 1990). Anxiety results when the individual doubts his or her ability to deal with the situation that causes him or her stress (Hardy et al., 1996). Arousal Can be considered a signal to the individual that he or she has entered a stressful state and is characterized by psychological signs (Hardy et al., 1996). Those three definitions now being clarified, another important point that needs to be made is the difference between state and trait anxiety. While state anxiety can be considered to be more situational in nature and is often associated with arousal of the autonomic nervous system. Trait anxiety can be thought of as a world view that in individual uses when coping with situations in his or her environment (Speilberger, 1996). Trait anxiety influences performances in that individuals with high trait anxiety will attend more information related to state anxiety (hardy et al., 1996). Now one of the earliest models that attempted to explain the relationship between arousal and performance was the inverted-U hypothesis. This performance stated that as arousal increased, performance would increase as well; but, if arousal became too great performance would deteriorate (Humara, 1999).
The effects of anxiety in athletics are great and vary greatly. Many ...
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