B.3.8-B.3.9 - Measuring Anxiety & Stress Process in Sports

How is Trait Anxiety measured?

• Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT)

• Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R)

• All of the Above

• None of the Above

How is State Anxiety measured?

• Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT)

• Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R)

• All of the Above

• None of the Above

Identify the strengths & limitations of measuring anxiety through a questionnaire like the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) or the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R)

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e

g

a

b

d

f

Subject to interpretation

Easy to conduct

May reflect current feelings of athlete

Relies on self-report

Cannot provide instantaneous measurement

Cheap

Relatively valid assessment

The Stress Process in Sports can be defined as:

"A clear balance between the demand (can be physical or psychological or both) and response capability, under conditions where failure to meet that demand has important consequences"

• True

• False

The Stress Process in Sports can be defined as:

"A substantial imbalance between the demand (can be physical or psychological or both) and response capability, under conditions where failure to meet that demand has important consequences"

• True

• False

Identify the appropriate descriptors for the Stress Process in Sport

• Environmental demand

• Stress Experience

• Psychological interpretation

• Stress Response

• Person's reactions

• Actual Behaviour

• Outcome

• Causes of Stress

Identify a "stress cause" from the descriptors below

• If Fred plays well in the Super Bowl he will earn a major contract extension for next season

• Fred often experiences low levels of stress even in major competitions

• Fred has incorporated multiple forms of psychological skills training in preparation for the Super Bowl, including mental imagery, and feels very confident as a result.

• Fred's preparation prior to the Super Bowl enables him to have one of his best games of the season, and he is rewarded with a major contract extension

Identify a "stress experience" from the descriptors below

• If Fred plays well in the Super Bowl he will earn a major contract extension for next season

• Fred often experiences low levels of stress even in major competitions

• Fred has incorporated multiple forms of psychological skills training in preparation for the Super Bowl, including mental imagery, and feels very confident as a result.

• Fred's preparation prior to the Super Bowl enables him to have one of his best games of the season, and he is rewarded with a major contract extension

Identify a "stress response" from the descriptors below

• If Fred plays well in the Super Bowl he will earn a major contract extension for next season

• Fred often experiences low levels of stress even in major competitions

• Fred has incorporated multiple forms of psychological skills training in preparation for the Super Bowl, including mental imagery, and feels very confident as a result.

• Fred's preparation prior to the Super Bowl enables him to have one of his best games of the season, and he is rewarded with a major contract extension

Identify the "actual behaviour" (outcome) from the descriptors below

• If Fred plays well in the Super Bowl he will earn a major contract extension for next season

• Fred often experiences low levels of stress even in major competitions

• Fred has incorporated multiple forms of psychological skills training in preparation for the Super Bowl, including mental imagery, and feels very confident as a result.

• Fred's preparation prior to the Super Bowl enables him to have one of his best games of the season, and he is rewarded with a major contract extension