Question

A person that is high on the cognitive anxiety scale of the CSAI-2 or SAS assessment would react to competition in the following way?

Answer 1

Answer:

A person who scores high on the cognitive anxiety scale will most likely exhibit the following attitudes:

• Obsessive thoughts that come and go repeatedly
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Fear-inducing thoughts ]and
• Confusion

Explanation:

Cognitive Anxiety refers to unpleasant expectations, and anticipation of a negative outcome about oneself, a current situation, or something that is yet to occur.

It is usually triggered by unpredictability, lack of know-how about a situation. The part of the brain which operates this kind of feeling is the Amygdala. It is situated very deep inside the brain. Fear is triggered when the emotional response to a situation, triggered by the Amygdala overpower of overshadows the conscious part of the brain.

One way to reduce anxiety is to utilize cognitive-behavioral relaxation exercises. Examples of such include but are not limited to:

• Setting and Managing Goals
• Behavioral Activation: This has to do with exposing oneself to activities that have high positive energy which also stimulates and or produce pleasurable memories and experiences etc.
• Self-awareness or monitoring

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