What is negative stress leading to choking?

What is negative stress leading to choking?

• A. Eustress
• B. Stressor
• C. Anxiety
• D. Distress

Answer: (D)

Negative stress that undermines performance is called distress. When demands are too high for what a person can cope with, arousal becomes excessive, concentration narrows, and muscles tense, which can cause a performer to lose technique or focus at a critical moment—often described as choking under pressure. This differs from eustress, which is positive stress that can boost performance. A stressor is simply what triggers stress, not the negative state itself, and anxiety is a feeling that can accompany distress but isn’t the term for the overall detrimental stress.

Negative stress that undermines performance is called distress. When demands are too high for what a person can cope with, arousal becomes excessive, concentration narrows, and muscles tense, which can cause a performer to lose technique or focus at a critical moment—often described as choking under pressure. This differs from eustress, which is positive stress that can boost performance. A stressor is simply what triggers stress, not the negative state itself, and anxiety is a feeling that can accompany distress but isn’t the term for the overall detrimental stress.