Arousal theories

what's the definition of arousal

The definition of arousal theory is a sense action and readiness.This really motivates a performer to act or even behave in a energised state.


The drive theory 

The drive theory is a analyses of a psychological drive.If an individual has a very high level of arousal you amount to a high level of performance but i you have a low level of arousal you will most likely have a poor performance. If you don't have a balance of each it may affect you in different way.An example of this is if a type A individual would most likely have a high level this could cause them to not focus on the game and suroundings 

Inverted U theory 

A               Arousal increases your  performance does as well , only to a certain extent . The way this may have a big impact on my athlete positively and negatively is if  you don't have much experience on the pitch  may lose concentration or become anxious, therefore low levels result in optimum performance. However , such low levels of arousal will have no effect on Yaya toure because he,s a professional footballer who performs week in week out , and also  needs much higher levels and challenges  to produce optimum performance . Manchester city vs Arsenal = High levels , Manchester city vs Qpr = Low levelsanchester city vs 

Catastrophe theory 
The catastrophe theory is similar to the Inverted U theory.In the catastrophe theory if you are over aroused your performance will decrease dramatically.However the catastrophe theory has some similarities due to having a link to the arousal theory .Because if your performance decreases its due to a mixture of high cognitive anxiety and a increase of somatic anxiety 






The Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) 

The individual zone is a link between emotional and optimal performance.This can predict the athletes upcoming performance  depending on the emotional state of the individual.A example of this is Yaya toure could be grieving from a loss and may affect his performance.He could be physically there but not there mentally.