EXE 385 Exam 2

the anticipation of meeting a goal/need (outcome); the reason you want
to do something

how strongly a person desires an outcome

how strongly a person resists an outcome

doing an activity for its own sake; engaging in an activity for reasons
unrelated to pleasure or satisfaction, personal fulfillment, and pleasure

the use of externally imposed incentives to change a person’s
thoughts, emotions, or actions

physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, self actualization

personal development
physical wellbeing
theraputic healing
social bonding
stimulation
nostalgia
freedom and independence

motivated by outcomes

motivated by process (satisfaction from achieving a goal)

a feeling of emotional and/or physical tension; your body's reaction to a challenge or demands

trait anxiety, self esteem, social physique anxiety

importance, uncertainty

the higher the arousal/state anxiety, the better the performance

Improve performance, cope with pressure, recover from injury, learn to enjoy the sport, adhere to an exercise program

how arousal affects performance depends on how one interpretes thier arousal level

coping attribution style

an individual's preference to have certain thoughts or emotions

positive, iceberg profile, emotional control, emotional stability, self dicipline, low trait anxiety

represents desireable traits, more vigor is better

The higher up in the pyramid, the less common bad traits there are

confident, relaxed and calm, focused and alert, challenged, self-motivated, positive emotions

how one sees themselves

belief in ones self to do something

lack of energy or motivation to complete tasks and continues for +2 weeks

release of serotonin increases mood, extra release of norepinephrine helps with stress, exercise stops thinking about unpleasant thoughts

aquired predesposition that causes one to percieve nonthreatening stressors as threating, causing a wide range in stress

moment-to-moment changes in feelings of stress

1. environmental demand
2. perception of demand
3. stress response
4. behavioral consequences

as stress increases so does performance

characteristics of the sport and individual

person centered
situation centered

physical well being

1. autonomy
2. competence
3. relatedness