Sport şi Societate (Aug 2015)
STUDY REGARDING THE ANXIETY LEVEL IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Abstract
They say sometimes that one of the most important qualities of an alpine skier must be a "lack of emotion." That is wrong, because one cannot conceive a person without emotions, just like a robot. It is just an individual who conducts his activity in difficult conditions that involve a degree of danger, who needs a certain ability to emotionally and affectively resonate when confronted with critical situations. Otherwise, he would be totally disarmed when he would be asked to conquer them, because these kinds of situations demand quick and precise actions, intensely mobilizing his mental and energetic resources. And there is a relationship of tight dependence between emotions and energy mobilization. Due to the very particular conditions of alpine skiing, the activity has a high coefficient of affective tension and stress. This tension is maintained permanently, to a certain degree, by the awareness of risk, as well as by other factors.
