Introvert - a quiet, shy, reserved personality type; associated with individual sports, Extrovert - a sociable, lively, optimistic, outgoing personality type; more associated with team sports., Deep Breathing - this is a learned way of breathing in a deep, calm and focused way to promote relaxation as well as physical well being., Visualisation - seeing’ the best outcome for the skill/technique you are about to perform, such as a penalty kick going into the top right corner to score a goal or a backflip being landed perfectly., Mental Rehersal - running through a skill, sequence or event in your mind, in detail, using all your senses – try to recreate the event in your mind, what you will do to perform the skill (phases of skill), what the is crowd like, how noisy it is, how to react to the pressure they might feel., Anxiety - negative reaction form a performer to stress, causing the performer to feel worried, nervous or apprehensive, Cognitive Anxiety - mental symptoms that the performer feels such as fear, worry and doubt. Can occur during over or under-arousal., Somatic Anxiety - physical signs of anxiety that a performer feels, ‘the feeling of butterflies in the stomach’ - dry mouth, increased breathing and heart rate, nausea, sweaty palms, tremors., Arousal - an increased level of mental excitement and alertness; the state of being excited, keen and mentally and physically ready to perform a task., Inverted U Theory - Yerkes and Dobson (1908) identified that there is an optimum point of arousal that enables you to perform at your best. This level is different for everyone and depends on 3 factors, Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation that comes from simply doing the activity itself, rather than to gain external rewards or prizes., Extrinsic Motivation - Motivating forces that come from outside the person or activity such as prizes, trophies, praise from others or fame., Motivation - is what drives us on to succeed., Goal Setting - a desired aim or outcome; something that you are trying to achieve.,

IGCSE PE Pyschology

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