Kinesiology 3474A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Beat Music, Progressive Muscle Relaxation
13 Apr 2017
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Chapter 10 coping with emotions in sport. Lazarus (2000): cognitive-motivational-relational theory of motions (cmr) emotions in sport. Investigated the stressors encountered by the athletes, the appraisals and the emotional response associated wit appraisals, and the subsequent coping responses so stressors. Stressors: poor practice performance, weak teammates, unfavourable competition format, etc. Unexpected stressors are appraised as more threatening than expected stressors during performance. 2 types of appraisals of events: primary appraisals: refer to whether an event or situation is relevant to the athlete. If appraised as no relevance, no emotions will arise: secondary appraisals: a(cid:374) athlete"s per(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed (cid:272)opi(cid:374)g optio(cid:374)s. if the athlete feels he/she can not manage the demands of the situation, this will influence the emotions experienced. Emotional responses: anger, anxiety, guilt, happiness, pride, relief, sadness, and shame. Cmr suggests that the experience of emotions can be beneficial. Example: the emotion of anxiety might benefit performance through an increase in mobilized energy and concentration on the task at hand.
