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HIGH
ANXIETY
The mental state that
results from a difficult
challenge for which the
subject think she has
insufficient coping skills
WORRY
CHALLENGE A response to a moderate
LEVEL challenge for which the
subject think she has
inadequate skills
APATHY
A result of individual’s
feeling that they don’t A response to a moderate
possess the level of skill
required to confront a
LOW challenge
LOW
AROUSAL FLOW
A response to a The mental state of operation
difficult challenge for which a person performing an
which the subject activity is fully immersed in a
think she has feeling of energized focus, full
moderate involvement, and enjoyment in the
skills process of the activity
The quality of experience as a
function of the relationship
between challenges and skills.
CONTROL Optimal experience, or Flow,
One’s skill level is higher occurs when both variables are
than the challenge level for high.
the task
Therefore, improve your skills
and challenge at the same time…
Permanent growth.
RELAXATION
The emotional state of low
BOREDOM tension, in which there is
an absence of arousal that
challenge for which the could come from source
subject has more than such as anger, anxiety,
enough skill or fear
SKILL LEVEL HIGH