Anxiety, Arousal, Stress, Mood

Anxiety, Arousal, Stress, Mood

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Athletes of all levels train their physiological bodies, but in recent years an increasing number of athletes have focused more on their mental game. Numerous studies have focused on developing mental skills to improve performance. Psychological training helps people focus and control their attention. Athletes also employ psychological strategies to help control arousal levels, alleviate anxiety, and maintain a steady mood, all of which aid in their performance at any point throughout a competition, event, or game to remain in the moment and perform at their best.

 

 

 

 

According to the Inverted U Theory, an arousal continuum can be used to quantify an athlete’s energy, momentum, motivation, and stress. The best athletes learn how to regulate their arousal levels as much as possible to focus in order to perform at the highest levels. These feelings and elements change throughout a game, match, round, or event.

According to the Drive Theory, performance equals arousal times skill level. The top athletes are able to control these factors in performance, which boils down to the link between performance and arousal levels.

Consider or factor in all of the following factors connected to the psychological component of performance in your research.

Short-term memory, Easterbrook’s Cue Utilization Theory, Selective Attention, Attentional Narrowing, In the Zone, Attentional Focusing, Measuring Anxiety, Information Processing Theory, Drive Theory, Mood State & Athletic Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment: 

 

choose one top Professional Athlete in any sport regarding how they approach and train the psychological aspect related to performance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required Information:

 

What they do in the off-season to train the mind to prepare for the season

 

Do they work with a professional

 

Do they practice mindful activities (i.e. yoga, meditation etc..)

 

Do they have specific training methods

 

 

 

 

What they do in-season to keep focused to control anxiety and stress

 

Do they work with a professional

 

Do they practice mindful activities (i.e. yoga, meditation etc..)

 

Do they have specific training methods

 

 

 

 

How to they maintain focus, concentration, avoids stress and anxiety within each game and throughout the game. 

 

 

 

 

How do they maintain or control arousal levels during a game, event, etc..

 

 

 

 

Do they have a specific or try to maintain a certain mood to help their performance (i.e. calm, loud, energetic, aggressive)

 

 

 

 

What do they do pre-game to prepare the mind for competition to ensure great performance

 

 

 

 

write and find a story regarding a time they did not perform at a high level and how that 

 

affected their approach to avoid any mental setbacks for future games, seasons, and even specific plays in a game

 

 

 

 

What are their thoughts regarding training the psychological aspect related to their performance

 

 

 

 

Do they have a specific Pre-Game ritual or if a sport that requires individual situations (i.e. hitting a golf ball, at the plate for baseball) some type of ritual to help focus on that moment.

 

 

 

 

Do they have any specific superstitions that they feel deter their focus

 

 

 

 

Do they practice any specific concentration techniques to help relieve anxiety or stress to help with controlling arousal levels. (i.e. breathing techniques, visual techniques)

 

 

 

 

Find as much information you can regarding what the athlete thinks, feels, practices as it relates to the psychological aspect on performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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writing Format

 

Identify each section (may combine each required informational sec