KINE 2P95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Situation Two
11 Mar 2016
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Defined stress, stress response, and stressors: chronic, acute, expected, unexpected, competitive, non-competitive. How we interpret stress: primary vs. secondary appraisal, harm/loss vs. threat vs. challenge appraisals. Physical and psychological activation (alertness/excitement: varies on a continuum from deep sleep to high excitement/frenzy. High end: racing pulse, shallow breathing, and confusion. Neither pleasant or unpleasant: occurs from positive and negative events. Cognitive anxiety: concerns or worries; reduced ability to focus (mental component of anxiety) Somatic anxiety: perceptions of bodily states (ex: clammy hands, racing heart, butterflies in stomach) (physical component of anxiety, only experienced if we are aware of the arousal symptoms. Social anxiety: belief that others will negatively evaluate you; give a negative impression. Competitive anxiety (sub type of social anxiety: concern about performance, fitness, or skills being negatively evaluated by others. Social physique (sub type of social anxiety: worry that body will be negatively evaluated by others.
