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OCR A-Level Physical Education H555
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
The Cardiovascular System
The Respiratory System
Energy for Exercise
Environmental Effects on Body Systems
Diet, Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids
Aerobic Training
Strength and Flexibility Training
Periodisation of Training
Training and Lifestyle Diseases
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Fluid Mechanics and Projectile Motion
Skill Classification, Practice and Transfer
Theories and Stages of Learning
Guidance and Feedback
Memory Models
Personality and Attitudes
Motivation and Arousal
Anxiety
Aggression
Social Facilitation and Group Dynamics
Goal Setting
Attribution
Confidence and Self-Efficacy
Leadership
Stress Management
Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain
Sport in the 20th and 21st Centuries
The Olympic Games and Global Sporting Events
Drugs in Sport
Violence and Gambling in Sport
Commercialisation and the Media
Routes to Sporting Excellence
Anxiety
- 3 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- Component 02
What Anxiety covers
Anxiety is examined in Component 02, Psychological factors affecting performance. It covers state and trait anxiety, somatic and cognitive anxiety and the zone of optimal functioning.
Where it is assessed
Component 02
Psychological factors affecting performance, a 1 hour paper worth 20% of the A Level.
Check the OCR specification ↗The 3 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- State and trait anxietyAnxiety and arousal, trait and state anxiety and how they are linked, Spielberger, state anxiety through a competition, the penalty taker, competitive trait anxiety and situational factors.Open →
- Somatic and cognitive anxietyCognitive and somatic anxiety and their symptoms, how each changes before and during competition, their effects on performance and fine skills, telling them apart, self-confidence and multidimensional anxiety.Open →
- The zone of optimal functioningHanin's zone of optimal functioning, how it differs from inverted-U, individual differences, the graph, being in the zone and flow, pre-race routines, anxiety above and below the zone, and finding it.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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How does state anxiety change during a competition, and what type does a nervous penalty taker show?
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How do cognitive and somatic anxiety change before and around the start of a competition?
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What is the zone of optimal functioning?
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What is cognitive anxiety?
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Who proposed the zone of optimal functioning?
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What is anxiety in sport?
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What is somatic anxiety?
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How does the zone of optimal functioning differ from inverted-U theory?
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State anxiety vs Trait anxiety
State anxiety: temporary nervousness felt in one particular situation. Trait anxiety: an enduring tendency to feel nervous in many situations.
Cognitive anxiety vs Somatic anxiety
Cognitive anxiety: worry, negative thoughts and self-doubt about performing. Somatic anxiety: physical symptoms such as raised heart rate and muscle tension.
Anxiety vs Arousal
Anxiety: a negative emotional state of worry and nervousness. Arousal: a neutral state of physical and mental alertness.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What is anxiety in sport?
Model answer
Anxiety is a negative emotional state of nervousness and worry. Anxiety arises when a performer perceives a situation as threatening.
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How does anxiety differ from arousal?
Model answer
Arousal is a neutral state of readiness that can help or hinder performance. Anxiety is a negative response, the unpleasant side of high arousal.
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What is trait anxiety?
Model answer
Trait anxiety is a general, enduring tendency to feel anxious in many situations. Trait anxiety is part of a performer's personality and is thought to be partly inherited.
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What is state anxiety?
Model answer
State anxiety is temporary anxiety felt in a particular situation. State anxiety changes from moment to moment, such as just before a penalty kick.
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Who first distinguished between state and trait anxiety?
Model answer
Charles Spielberger distinguished state anxiety from trait anxiety. Spielberger developed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to measure both.
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How is trait anxiety linked to state anxiety?
Model answer
A performer high in trait anxiety tends to experience more state anxiety in competition. High-trait performers see more situations as threatening.
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Anxiety revision questions
- What does Anxiety cover in OCR A-Level Physical Education?
- 3 subtopics: state and trait anxiety, somatic and cognitive anxiety and the zone of optimal functioning. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Anxiety organised?
- By the OCR H555 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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