Basic Stress
Substantial imbalance between what we believe is demanded of us and what we perceive our capabilities to be for meeting those demands
What is Stress
A proactive approach that reduces stress through competitive engineering, personal engineering, problem solving, and use of mental plans
What is problem management
Education, acquisition, and implementation
What is developing stress management skills process
It is estimated that how many of all athletes suffer from chronic stress problems
What is one-third
Process of reducing or eliminating the negative consequences of stress particularly physical and mental anxiety to feel better, experience positive emotions and perform up to capabilities.
What is Stress management
Primarily caried out during practice or competition to exert control over tier emotional responses and perform up to their capabilities
What is emotion management
Good general education about stress and stress management to help athletes develop self-awareness about their current stress and stress management patterns
What is the education phase
Techniques used to solve problems and feel better emotionally in order to achieve valued goal
What is coping strategies
a combination of using problem management and emotion management strategies
What is the best way to develop stress management skills
Competitive demand, personal control, and coping strategies
What are 3 factors of the Lazarus model of stress
Development of basic stress management tools and skills which allows for effective integrated coping responses
What is the acquisition phase
Planning, increasing effort, and using preperformance routines
what is examples of coping strategies
Determining factor whether uncertain competitive situations are viewed positively as a challenge or negatively as a threat
What is stress appraisal
Viewing it as equivalent to high competitive demand and viewing it as the physiological and psychological response to demanding competitive situations
What are two major misconceptions about stress
Use of imagery rehearsal, practice stimulation, and lower0level competitions to help athlete fine tune their stress management skills
What is the implementation phase
Uses physical relaxation skills of deep breathing and rapid relaxation combined with reframing and reprogramming of self-talk skills to develop integrated coping responses