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| Question | Answer |
| cognitive anxiety | thoughts, nervousness, apprehension or worry that a performer has about their lack of ability to complete a task successfully |
| somatic anxiety | physiological resonses to a situation where a performer feels that they may be unable to cope; symptoms include increased heart rate, sweaty palms and feelings of nausea |
| state anxiety | anxiety felt in a particular situation |
| trait anxiety | an enduring personality trait, giving a tendency to view all situations as threatening |
| imagery | creating mental images to escape the immediate effects of stress |
| visualisation | the process of creating a mental image of what you want to happen or feel |
| attentional control | maintaining concentration on appropriate cues |
| positive self-talk | developing positive thoughts about one's actions |
| thought stopping | conditioning the mind to think of alternatives to the anxiety-causing negative thought |
| biofeedback | information about changes in physiological variables; the patient watches a monitor displaying changes in reading of a variable associated with somatic anxiety and tries to lower the reading by distracting their attantion away from the cause of the anxiety |
| breathing control | using diaphragmatic breathing as a means of focusing on relaxation |
| progressive muscular relaxation | learning to be aware of the tension prsent in muscles and removing it by relaxing |
| centering | using deep breathing as a way of refocusing your concentration |
| goal setting | a technique used to control anxiety by directing attention away from stress and towards an achievable target |
| stress | the non specific resonse of the body to any demand made upon it |
| the SCAT test | allows you to find out which competitors are likely to become too anxious in competitive situations |
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