The text explores various concepts related to psychology and learning, highlighting critical theories and research methodologies. It delves into different types of anxiety, including trait, state, debilitating, and facilitating anxiety, discussing their impacts on performance and mental health.
When skill and competition involved in a task are high, separate bell curves for Debilitating and Facilitating Anxiety emerge. Optimal performance is achieved at anxiety levels around the apex of the Facilitating Anxiety curve when overall Facilitating Anxiety is greater than overall Debilitating Anxiety.
Debilitating Anxiety
It can be a debilitating condition with severe physical and mental effects.This can cause panic attacks, nervousness and increased heart rate.
