Anxiety can definitely effect your sports performance. Anxiety is related to depression, it involves worrying about virtually everything (depending on the severity). Any thoughts that are not focused on the game at hand can effect your performance negatively.
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Arousal can effect sport performance, for example if you have poor arousal, you will not be ready for a sports game and won't perform to the standard you can do. If you have good arousal your performance will be better as you will be ready for a performance. By Lewis soal
Cognitive Anxiety Physiological arousal performance
Anxiety refers to feelings of worry or unease, often irrational and excessive, while arousal refers to a state of heightened alertness or readiness. Anxiety is typically perceived as negative and can impair functioning, while arousal can be positive and help to improve performance in certain situations. Both can involve physical symptoms such as increased heart rate and sweating, but anxiety is characterized by negative thoughts and emotional distress, whereas arousal is typically associated with excitement and anticipation.
Medium arousal is optimal for performance. Too much or too little arousal hampers performance.Optimal Levels: For easy tasks- at the higher end; For harder tasks- at the lower end (since too much arousal causes anxiety)
Arousal can either enhance or hinder concentration, depending on the individual and the situation. In some cases, moderate arousal can improve focus and alertness, leading to better concentration. However, high levels of arousal, such as stress or anxiety, can overwhelm the brain's capacity to concentrate, resulting in decreased focus and performance.
Arousal theory suggests that individuals seek to maintain an optimal level of physiological or mental arousal to perform at their best. This theory proposes that performance is influenced by the level of arousal, with both low and high arousal levels impeding performance. Different tasks require different levels of arousal for optimal performance.
arousal is the amount of mental energy or preparedness a person has prior to performance
The hypothesis states that performance improves with increasing levels of arousal up to an optimal point,beyond this optimal point of arousal can be detrimental to performance, as a result of this athletes may under perform due to being over or under aroused.
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Yerkes and Dodson (1908) At low levels of arousal, performance will be below par, the athlete is not psyched up. As arousal increases so does performance, up to an optimal point. After this point, further increases in arousal lead to declines in performance. Each athlete has their own optimal level of arousal. Optimal arousal is higher for more simple tasks and lower for more complex tasks. Problems with inverted 'U' Theory * Critics question if optimal arousal always occurs at the mid-point of the curve. * One curve does not explain the different optimal levels of arousal needed for simple and complex tasks.