Mental Resilience of an Athlete, PNS-40 Test - the question form
Questions: 40 · 8 minutes
1. In what state do you perform successfully in important competitions?
When I am calm and hardly anxious
When I am in a state of increased arousal
When I am in a state of strong arousal
2. Do you usually feel very nervous during competitions?
Yes
Sometimes
No
3. Do you usually accurately assess how nervous you are and your other emotional states during competitions?
I usually do not think about it
Sometimes
Yes
4. Do you enjoy competing in trial runs or control tests for a result?
Yes
Cannot say for sure
No
5. Can you maintain a consistently high level of performance during the most important period of the season?
Yes
My performance fluctuates
No
6. Is your technique consistent?
Yes
There are occasional fluctuations
No
7. Do unexpected disruptions throw you off significantly?
Yes
Sometimes
No
8. Does nervousness prevent you from performing at your best in competition?
Yes
Sometimes
No
9. Do you give your all in important competitions?
a) Yes
b) Not always
c) No
10. Do you willingly take on high-volume, high-intensity training loads?
Yes
Not always
No
11. Do setbacks affect you strongly?
Yes, they upset me greatly
They are quickly forgotten
I do not attach much importance to them
12. Under what conditions do you achieve your best performance?
When strictly and consciously controlling my actions
When performing automatically
Something in between
13. During important competitions, do you ever make serious, unexplained mistakes that affect your performance results?
Yes
Sometimes
Hardly ever
14. When a competition is going well for you, do you feel that “the job is done” and “you just want it to be over”?
Yes
Sometimes
No
15. When do you usually start to feel nervous before an important competition?
Several days before the competition
On the day before the competition
Immediately before your performance
16. Do you find it difficult to switch off thoughts about an upcoming performance in important competitions?
Yes
No
I can switch off, but only for a short time
17. Do you use any specific mental preparation before the start?
No, I do not.
I try to calm down and relieve tension.
I try to think about something pleasant.
I focus on the upcoming performance.
I try to psych myself up and increase my physical arousal.
I try to distract myself from thoughts about the upcoming performance.
I try to work myself up into a competitive anger.
I go over the tactical and technical aspects of the upcoming performance in my mind.
I use the warm-up as a form of mental preparation.
18. If you consider it necessary, can you quickly switch from one mental set to another?
a) No
b) I usually do not feel the need to do this
c) Yes
19. During competition, when necessary, can you make yourself calm down quickly?
No
Not always
As a rule, I can
20. Do you use verbal commands to yourself for these purposes?
No.
I usually do not feel this is necessary.
Yes.
21. Are you willing to sacrifice a lot in life for success in sport?
Yes, I can give up many of life's comforts
This has not been an issue for me
No
22. What is your attitude toward competitions?
Competition is a difficult test
Competition is a celebration
Both
23. Fluctuations in physical condition or competitive form.
Yes
Sometimes
Generally no
No
24. Inconsistency in technique.
a) Yes
b) Sometimes
v) Usually not
g) No
25. Fluctuations in well-being and mood.
Yes
Sometimes
Usually not
No
26. Bad luck; fluctuations in "sporting luck."
a) yes
b) sometimes
v) usually no
g) no
27. Unexpected changes in competition conditions (external distractions, unusual condition of the venue or equipment, etc.).
Yes
Sometimes
Usually not
No
28. An opponent’s new tactical approaches.
Yes
Sometimes
Usually not
No
29. An opponent’s unexpected performance.
Yes
Sometimes
Usually no
No
30. Unfair officiating.
Yes
Sometimes
As a rule, no
No
31. Fear of getting injured.
Yes, it can make me feel inhibited.
Yes, it makes me act more cautiously.
Yes, it makes me act more actively.
No.
32. Fear of losing.
Yes, it can make me feel inhibited
Yes, it makes me act more cautiously
Yes, it makes me act more actively
No
33. Facing an “uncomfortable” opponent.
Yes, they can make me feel constrained
Yes, they make me act more cautiously
Yes, they make me act more actively
No
34. Worry that you will not have enough strength to finish the event.
Yes, they may make me feel constrained
Yes, they make me act more cautiously
Yes, they make me act more actively
No
35. Fear of letting the team down.
Yes, it can make me feel constrained.
Yes, it makes me act more cautiously.
Yes, it makes me act more actively.
No.
36. Fear of letting the coach down.
Yes, they can be inhibiting
Yes, they make me act more cautiously
Yes, they make me act more actively
No
37. Concerns about your athletic reputation.
Yes, they can be inhibiting
Yes, they make me act more cautiously
Yes, they make me act more actively
No
38. Concern that an unfavorable outcome will lead to financial (monetary) losses.
Yes, they can be inhibiting
Yes, they make me act more cautiously
Yes, they make me act more actively
No
39. Are you satisfied with the results you have achieved in competitions over the past year?
Yes, completely
Yes, but they could have been better
Not really
No
40. Where did you achieve your best results last season?
a) In training
c) In minor competitions
b) In major competitions