The education system is becoming more complex and challenging for students every day. The student, who spends the best years of his life in school and private teaching institutions, faces increasingly difficult stages every year. In addition, due to frequently changing rules and sanctions, students have difficulty adapting to the new system every year. The number of families applying to our clinic with suspicion of "exam anxiety" is gradually increasing. Considering that anxiety will fuel more panic in the individual due to uncertainties, the increase in cases is not without reason. Many students are increasingly panicking due to the ever-changing and uncertain system. When families and teachers who have high expectations from their children, as well as the system, are involved, anxiety becomes inevitable. In this case, in order to stay away from anxiety, the student either exhibits a completely indifferent attitude or experiences negative anxiety very intensely. The number of students who can stay at a healthy point is quite low.
So what is test anxiety?
Test anxiety is a problem that prevents the student from using what he has learned efficiently during the exam and causes academic problems. An intense type of anxiety that negatively affects success. It has many symptoms, both physical, cognitive and emotional. As physical symptoms; rapid heartbeat, dizziness, irregular breathing, sweating or feeling cold, etc. countable. In the emotional dimension; Tension, irritability, pessimism, fear (inability to do what you know), anxiety, panic, feeling of losing control, feeling of insecurity, helplessness and excitement can be seen. As for cognitive symptoms; Fear of failing the exam and perceiving the exam result as the sole power that will direct one's life can also be considered.
What can be done to reduce exam anxiety?
To completely eliminate anxiety is to eliminate one's anxiety. It will be beneficial for the student to worry before the exam, as it will reduce his motivation. This anxiety helps him study regularly and be scheduled. However, worrying too much prevents him from studying excessively and irregularly and using what he knows during the exam. It is more appropriate to be concerned at a moderate level.
If the parent is concerned at a high level, Expectations can create test anxiety!
On the other hand, parents and teachers having high expectations from the child can make the student very anxious. It would be a more appropriate attitude for the family and teachers to develop expectations based on the child's actual performance.
Make less negative criticism about the achievements!
Another critical The point is to avoid negative criticism on the child's success. Comparing yourself with successful students around you or having a harsh attitude towards failure creates anxiety in your child. Behaviors that show that you are by your child's side with all your love, regardless of the outcome, reduce your child's anxiety.
It is not the end of the world!
Some students believe that success in exams is the only way to happiness. They believe that it is, and this increases anxiety. Talk to your child that this is not a realistic idea.
What can students do?
A regular and scheduled study system will help students. In addition, regular breathing exercises performed before and during the exam have a great role in reducing anxiety.
As a result; In such a challenging education system, it is possible to gradually reduce exam anxiety after an empathetic approach with students. Instead of being a victim of the system, adapting to it in the best way seems to be a more useful method.
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