Anxiety:
A natural reaction to the threat in the environment - part of our preparation for flight or fight.
It has 3 dimensions:
Cognitive - worry and negative feelings about your own performance
Somatic - Physiological symptoms such as raised heart rate, increased perspiration, shortness of breath
Behavioural - experience tension, agitation and restlessness
Sports Performers can suffer from two types of anxiety linked to performance:
State Anxiety: situation specific and can be likened to a particular role (such as penalty taking), place or level of competition
Trait anxiety - which is a general and enduring feeling of apprehension.
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