EDKP 443 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 (revised).docx

• School: McGill University
• Department: Kinesiology&Physical Education
• Course: EDKP 443
• Professor: Gordon Bloom

Document Summary

False: how athletes interpret situations is the key factor that will determine whether or not they experience stress (and what level of stress) Stress response: physiological, cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions to demanding situations. Process: links situational demands to an athlete"s reaction to the situation to the outcome of the experience. Stress: experience that is produced through a person-situation relationship that is perceived as taxing or exceeding the athlete"s resources. Stressor: external events, forces, or situations that have the potential to be interpreted as stressful: something that happens to you that causes stress to happen. Cognitive appraisal: an individual"s interpretation of a situation. Stress- it"s all about how you think about it (i. e. mind set: primary appraisal: evaluation of what is at stake in the situation. Encounter is relevant to one"s goals, values and beliefs ex. entrance exam for med school: secondary appraisal: evaluation of what can be done in the situation.