Stress - This is a mental or emotional response of the body to any demand made on it., Sympathetic System - This is also known as the fight or flight system, Parasympathetic System - This is also known as the rest and digest system, Anxiety - This is an unpleasant state in reaction to perceived stress concerning the performance of a task under pressure., Trait - The type of anxiety that you are born with., State - The type of anxiety that is temporary, Somatic - Awareness and perception of physiological changes (such as increases in heart rate, sweating and increased body heat) when you start to play sport, Cognitive - Negative thoughts, nervousness or worry experienced in certain situations, Behavioural - How nerves affect our behaviours, eg fidgeting, avoiding eye contact, change in posture, Competitive state - This is is where an athlete feels tense and inadequate in response to a competitive situation due to fear, confusion or change to a routine., Arousal - This is a state of alertness and anticipation that prepares the body for action, Drive Theory - This theory views the arousal–performance relationship as linear, Inverted U Hypothesis - This theory states that performance levels will be at their highest at optimal arousal levels (usually a moderate level of arousal) but that when arousal is too low or too high, performance levels will drop GRADUALLY, Catastrophe Theory - This theory states that if the athlete is experiencing higher levels of cognitive (mental) anxiety, and arousal levels increase up to the athlete’s threshold, the player experiences a dramatic (or catastrophic) drop in performance levels, IZOF - This stands for Individual Zone of Optimum Performance, Choking - This can be used to describe a reduction in performance during high-pressure situations, such as when a golfer misses an easy putt required to win the Open., Flow - This is the optimal arousal experience that facilitates best performance and is intrinsically rewarding.,

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