Amman Today
publish date 1970-01-01 03:00:00
A few days separate us from the high school exams, and as this event approaches, students feel a state of anxiety and tension, which may negatively affect their performance in the exams. Therefore, the seventh day reviews some tips for high school students, as indicated by the psychologist Muhammad Mustafa.
Symptoms of test anxiety
As a result of test anxiety, you may feel some physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, and difficulty sleeping. Although anxiety is a psychological disorder, its symptoms appear on the body. With it, psychosomatic disorders (organic diseases that arise as a result of a psychological cause).
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Exam anxiety is a double-edged sword
Anxiety is one of the preventive methods to overcome some situations. In this case, it is useful. Fear and anxiety about the difficulty of the test motivates us to prepare well for the exam, and makes us be careful when answering during the test. However, excessive anxiety weakens the student’s performance, because it produces a group of problems. Negative thoughts such as: “I will fail”, “I will never get into the university I want to”, “My parents will be disappointed”, these irrational thoughts may lead them to depression, and severe stress hinders the process of remembering during the test.
How do we provide psychological support to them?
Providing support is important for high school students, as social support from friends and family reduces anxiety, for example it is important to ask them what they need, tools and things that help us keep them on the right track must also be provided, and motivation and positive words have a positive effect On their mental health, unlike comparisons and pressures, which act negatively, because they increase their anxiety and stress.
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How to reduce anxiety
• Practicing relaxation techniques: Practicing some simple techniques such as: deep breathing, gradual muscle relaxation, closing the eyes while imagining positive results, all of which help to feel calm and confident before the exam, which helps the mind to perform its tasks.
• Sleeping before an exam: It is common for students to wake up until exam time without going to sleep. This behavior leads to physical and mental stress. Sleeping is a great way to reduce anxiety and stress. Sleep helps calm the nerves, allowing your mind to relax and reset itself.
• Eat healthy food: If you have a car and put in bad fuel, wouldn’t this negatively affect the car’s performance? The same applies to food. The body needs good food to function efficiently. As a result of stress and anxiety, many students do not care about their eating style, and this often translates into In the form of their choice of fast food, soft drinks, and caffeine-containing drinks, which greatly help in increasing anxiety rates.
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• Exercising: Exercising helps us get rid of feelings of anxiety and depression, and it also helps us reach the stage of deep sleep, so it is preferable to do some sports, and some simple exercises (inside the house) may be sufficient.
• Organizing time: I know that there is not much time in front of you, but it is important that we deal with this remaining time with great care, and that we define our most important priorities, and it is advised at this time to solve previous exam questions, which make you realize and imagine the exam format, so you feel a kind of relief.
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