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PDHPE - Task 2 Question 1: Describe the relationship between arousal and performance (include specific examples) 4 marks

There is an inextricable connection between arousal, anxiety and performance. Arousal is a physiological process which can be influenced by the psychological state of anxiety, which athletes find themselves experiencing prior to or during an event/sport. Arousal is critical in sport as it can either inhibit or enhance an athlete's performance, with the ‘inverted u hypothesis’ suggesting performance is directly related with levels of arousal. An athlete is performing at their peak when they reach the optimal arousal, this differs for each sport/activity. For example, activities that require gross motor movements using large muscle groups including weightlifting require higher levels of arousal to increase heart rate, blood pressure and neural activity and thus improve performance. A weightlifter will require a high degree of arousal to perform at their best though it cannot be too high. Insufficient arousal may result in incapacity to lift expected weights, and over arousal may also result in inability to perform at as expected as inability to concentrate and excessive tension in the muscles occurs as a result of overarousal. Comparably, sports that require fine motor skills and precise muscle movements, will require lower levels of arousal. Namely, an archer requires stability, focus and concentration to perform at their peak, as such low levels of arousal are desired to optimise performance as heightened arousal may lead to lapses in concentration and accuracy. Conclusively, there is a direct correlation between arousal and performance and athletes must consider optimum arousal required for specific activities to enable optimum performance....