The effect of anxiety on motor learning during a postural task
dc.contributor.author | Sessford, Karus David | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Brown, Lesley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-25T21:58:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-25T21:58:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.degree.level | Masters | |
dc.description | ix, 103 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The effect of anxiety on motor learning during a balance relevant task was investigated. Twenty participants (mean age 22.0 ± 2.7 years) were randomly divided into groups that completed the task whilst standing directly on the platform or on 9cm high pedestals, thus constructing Non-Anxious (NA) or Anxious (A) environments. Participants trained for 36 trials in a continuous, pseudo-random oscillating balance task consisting of pseudo-random amplitude translation at 0.5Hz for 45 seconds each on Day 1 and returned for Retention and Transfer tests on Day 2. Motor performance was impaired by training in an anxious environment and this effect persisted across retesting in both non-anxious and anxious environments. Anxiety also tended to further impair transfer of motor performance improvements to a non-anxious environment. These findings have implications for the success of balance training programs in patients who are anxious or afraid of falling. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10133/3122 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology, c2011 | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Kinesiology | en_US |
dc.publisher.faculty | Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) | en_US |
dc.subject | Motor learning -- Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Anxiety -- Physiological aspects | en_US |
dc.subject | Equilibrium (Physiology) -- Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Motor ability -- Testing | en_US |
dc.subject | Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic | en_US |
dc.title | The effect of anxiety on motor learning during a postural task | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |