Anxiety

Cognitive anxiety:

• Thoughts, nervousness, apprehension or worry that a performer has about their lack of ability to complete a task successfully
• I can't do this

Somatic anxiety:

• Physiological responses to a situation where a performer feels that they may be unable to cope. Symptoms include sweating.

Trait anxiety:

• An enduring personality trait, giving a tendency to view all situations as threatening.

State anxiety:

• Anxiety felt in a particular situation.

There are three ways to measure anxiety. This is through:

• Observation
• Questionnaires
• Physiological

Evaluation

• Physiological - in an artifical situation and could make someone nervous
• Observation - in an artifical situation could lead to an increase in anxiety
• Questionnaires - may not reflect individuals true feelings. However quick and easy to measure.