KINE 4520 Lecture : May 18 Anxiety 3 hour lecture. Anxiety, inverted U, catastrophe theory, Jones' directionality theory, Malcolm Gladwell, deliberate practice, stress process, 3 stress coping strategies.
16 Oct 2011
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Part b -- treat it as if professor knows nothing about topic. June 8th - lecture material from today on, plus assigned chapters (7 and 8) Anxiety is not tangible (broad but has tremendous impact on us - learned about stress. Perceived imbalance between one"s skills and the demands of the situation. Threat to self-concept (david beckham, 2004 european championship - missed penalty kick by a lot) - we feel stressed, disappointed, etc. Generally females are more anxious than males and require more social support at all levels of competition. Mia hamm soccer player -- an athlete who says i cannot compete in this situation, because it is way too much pressure . Because of, paralysis by analysis - worried about outcome -- anxiety. Thinking too much about an activity that is usually automatic (beilock, 2010) (golf is a big one, chapter 7 - every hole is a new challenge - internal pressure - want to get birdie, etc. )
