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    Test Anxiety

    Summary: Test anxiety is average to students and can be a motivator to study harder or can be a big problem if starting to influence performance.

    In the life of every student, exams are usually one of the stressful events to go through. Most often than not, we feel anxious every time examination times are about to come. It is common for the bulk students to experience some levels of anxiety during exams. It average to all the students and I am certainly that we had our own share of anxiety during exams, hadn't we? Anxiety is a human's natural response to a stressful situation. The test anxiety can become a powerful motivator; it can make you study harder to be able to excel. But, if this test anxiety starts to influence exam performance it has become a problem.

    The symptoms of test anxiety are but not limited to:
    o Physical - headaches, nausea, or diarrhea, extreme body temperature changes, excessive sweating, shortness of breath, light-headedness or fainting, quick heart beat, and/dry mouth, tense muscle
    o Emotional - excessive feelings of disappointment, anger, depression, uncomfortable crying or laughing
    o Behavioral - fidgeting, pacing, substance abuse, avoidance
    o Cognitive - racing thoughts, going blank, difficulty concentrating, negative self-talk, feelings of dread, comparing yourself to others, difficulty organizing your thoughts.

    The probable causes of test anxiety can be lack of preparation indicated by cramming the night before the exam, poor time management, failure to organize text information, poor study habits; or, worrying about previous performance on exams, how other students are doing, the negative consequences of failure.

    For the better part, there are various techniques that can be done to control your test anxiety, and these are:
    o Preparation - study and know the material well ample so that you could still recall even if you're under stress, develop wonderful study habits, get ample rest, exercise, attend classes periodically and complete all assignments, take part in all practical tests
    o Keep a positive attitude - develop logical expectations, do not enable your grades influence the outcome of your exams, avoid negative and devastating results, set up a system of reward to yourself for wonderful results, encourage yourself.
    o Relaxation processes - proper breathing exercises, imagery and visualization, muscle relaxation processes can aid increase your concentration, don't come too early for you might obtain distracted, and make sure you have everything you need

    I n periods when you beginning feeling overwhelmed or when the fear comes, just pause and do the proper breathing processes as they can aid you calm down, and then keep focus on the present. Don't try to remove your fear totally, just keep it manageable. Convince yourself that you could shake away your fear. Divert your recognition or ideas from fear, or find something to keep fear out of your mind.

    There are various factors that can influence the efficiency of you study time. Make certainly that your place of study is quiet, no interruptions, comfortable, clean, well facilitated, and with comfortable temperature. A study without distractions can make you concentrate more; therefore, test anxiety can be lessen if not eliminated.

    Test anxiety can be successfully managed depending on the level of your willingness. If your mindset is having control over your anxiety, your chances to success is great!

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