EXAM

ANXIETY

HOW TOOVERCOME EXAMANXIETY

TESTSKILLS

TOPICS

Introduction

Types of Anxiety

Low and High Anxiety

How to overcome

Relaxation training

Support through special

considerations.

Conclusion

Important

Advice

Think Positive, relax and start your Journey

YOU SHOULD NEVER VIEW

YOUR CHALLENGES AS A

DISADVANTAGE.

Michelle Obama

INTRODUCTION

Exam Anxiety refers to

the subjective

experience of intense

physiological, cognitive

and behavioral

symptoms of anxiety

before or during test

taking situations that

interferes with test

performance.

Test

Anxiety

TYPES OF ANXIETY

LOWstudents who

experience low anxiety

may feel a little

nervous about an

upcoming exam but

are still able to focus

their attention on their

studies or the

questions asked

during the

assessment.

HIGHstudents who

experience high

anxiety show an

immediate anxiety

reaction when

exposed to the feared

test situation. They

attempt to avoid the

situation by not

showing up to the

exam, or may endure it

but with extreme fear.

HOW TO

OVERCOME FROM

EXAM ANXIETY

Prepare ahead of time by working on sections of the content eachday.Use practice exam papers as an opportunity to manage anxiety.Identify your anxiety early by noticing your physical responses.Try replacing unhelpful thoughts with more encouraging self-talk bychallenging your worried and negative thoughts.Practice focusing your attention on the task at hand.pay attention to your sleep, nutrition, exercise, relaxation routines,and reach out for social support.

If you identify high

anxiety in yourself,

you can learn ways

to manage it so that

it doesn’t take over

your exam

performance.The

skills you find most

helpful in managing

your exam anxiety

will vary depending

on what triggers

may be

contributing to your

high levels of

anxiety.

RELAXATIONTRAINING

Relaxation training can

be used alongside a

process of systematic

desensitisation – this is

where a person

visualises a scene while

completely relaxed, and

the mental image evokes

some of the feelings of

the real scene.

RELAX

SUPPORT THROUGH

SPECIAL

CONSIDERATION

Some students who experience high levels of anxiety (intense panicor fear about an exam that results in them being unable to do the

test) can access additional support through special consideration attheir school.

To access this type of consideration, get in touch with your school’swellbeing team or a psychologist (see resources below) to helpdevelop an individualised plan for you during the exam season.

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You can also take a look

at the given link below for education

or career development

You can read the booklet

to help identify coping

strategies that may help

address your anxiety.

Also, your parents could

read this booklet with you

and participate in

identifying coping

strategies.get in touch

with your school’s

wellbeing team or a

psychologist to help

develop an individualised

plan for you during the

exam season.

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