Physical Education A-Level
Competitive trait anxiety
What Competitive trait anxiety means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Competitive trait anxiety
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A stable personality tendency to perceive competitive situations as threatening, so a performer high in it tends to feel anxious across many competitions.
Topics that use Competitive trait anxiety
- Anxiety (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Application to sporting scenarios
- Cognitive and somatic anxiety
- Distinction between anxiety, arousal, and stress
- Trait and state anxiety
- Cognitive anxiety
- Competitive state anxiety
- Somatic anxiety
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