Pshychology

Topic: Pshychology Order Description “I get nervous when I do bits of training so when I am back in that environment and with a crowd of people watching and some really fast girls in the race I am going to be nervous. I’m nervous just talking about it” (Jessica Ennis-Hill, 2015). Critically discuss this quote using the cusp catastrophe model of anxiety and performance (Hardy & Fazey, 1987) and related research highlighting the impact of anxiety symptoms on sport performance. Marking allocation Introduction - Introduce the topic /5 Definition of terms – this should not be an exhaustive list but terms defined throughout answer as they emerge /10 Description of appropriate theory –predictions, effects, propositions /30 Addressing the question – Discussion – research – comparisons/contrast /30 Use of literature - /20 Conclusion - A suitable conclusion/summary based up on what has been specifically discussed. /5