Psychology for Sports Performance Stress, Anxiety and Arousal

Objectives……….. Recap on previous lesson on arousal and anxiety (P3, P4) What is Stress and how is it defined? (P3) Define the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system (P3)

Recap on previous lesson on arousal and anxiety (P3, P4) In groups of 3 discuss the 3 theories of arousal and describe how they work.

How can stress be defined in relation to sports? Stress (P3) What is Stress? In pairs write down what you think a definition of stress is How can stress be defined in relation to sports? Complete matching activity on stress

Together read about the causes and physiology of stress. Class activity (P3) Together read about the causes and physiology of stress. Answer the following questions? What are the four categories for stress? Define them What personality type will be more affected by stress? What type of situation makes stress more responsive? Name the 2 involuntary nervous systems. Describe them Draw a diagram that highlights the two nervous systems