Age-Related Peculiarities of Psychophysiological States and Stress Resistance in Elite Wrestler

Korobeinikova Lesia, Chernozub Andrey 
(Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine)

Abstract: Among the numerous studies devoted to the study of perception and information processing are no data on effects of these processes are age differences in conditions of sport activity. In this paper we studied the influence of psycho-emotional stress and different levels of stress on the mental processes of psychophysiological functions perception and information processing of wrestlers in different age. 19 elite athletes with two groups (aged 19–24 and 27–31), members of the Ukrainian National Team in Greco-Roman wrestling were examined. The perception and processing of visual information, the balance of the nervous system and psycho-emotional stability were studied. The deterioration of neurodynamics functions in emotional stress situations was more evident in older age group of wrestlers comparing with the younger age group of wrestlers due to age weakening of afferent system of information perception, analysis, and processing. The connection between the age in elite wreslers and stress resistance to psycho-emotional tension was recorded. In particular, it reflected in considerable changes in heart rate regulation in older age group of wrestlers comparing with younger age group of wrestlers where the optimal reaction of heart rate regulation to psycho emotional tension was observed.

Key words: age-related, psychophysiological states, stress resistance, wrestlers