Intense anxiety experienced before or during the exam, which prevents the learned information from being used correctly
during the exam and causes a significant decrease in success, is called exam anxiety.
Exam anxiety; It has been the subject of many studies in many countries such as Africa, America, China, Egypt, Germany, Netherlands, India, Israel, Turkey and Japan. The level of test anxiety varies in a country
according to the importance given to the exam. In the research conducted among candidates preparing for the university exam in our country, it was found that 19% had "low", 42% had "medium", and 39% had "high"
exam anxiety. . Again, according to a study conducted in our country,
the anxiety experienced by students who will take the university exam is higher than the anxiety level of general surgery patients who will undergo surgery.
>How Does Anxiety Affect Students?
Students who have difficulty coping with high anxiety levels may experience abdominal pain, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, palpitations and They show symptoms such as crying spells.
Some of the students have difficulty coping with this anxiety and show avoidance behaviors such as not studying or not taking mock exams.
A student who cannot cope with exam anxiety mentally and emotionally during the preparation process is forced to experience physical symptoms such as sweating, inability to breathe, trembling hands, nausea and vomiting during the exam. This high anxiety experienced during the exam
may cause the student to focus on the exam, have difficulty in reading and understanding the questions in the exam
, and fail the exam even if adequate preparation
is made.
Can Test Anxiety Be Treated?
According to research, 71% of students use one or more tests to reduce test anxiety.
They stated that they applied many methods. This rate shows that students are looking for ways to cope with test anxiety. In this search, families and students sometimes turn to a
motivation master(!), sometimes to receive prayers from a teacher(!), sometimes without realizing it
They go to the quack(!). However, the most successful field in the treatment of test anxiety is psychotherapy. During therapy, symptoms experienced before and during the exam are examined. Parents' messages and negative automatic thoughts, which are among the most important
factors of anxiety, are handled separately
. During the therapy process, it is aimed to make some changes in the student's thoughts, expectations and behaviors. When the intended change occurs in his/her thoughts, expectations and behaviors, the student can demonstrate his/her maximum performance in the exam.
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