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TIPS TO STOPPING TEST ANXIETY!!!
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What Type of Test Anxiety Do You Have?
- Lack of preparation
- Overreacting / panicking during the test
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Before the Test:
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Day of the Test:
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During the Test:
- Keep your anxiety in check
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After the Test:
- Evaluation of your success
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What Type of Test Anxiety Do You Have?
- Lack of preparation
- This can be overcome with good study habits.
- Consider attending a study skills workshop or stop by the Career and Counseling Center
for some helpful tips on studying.
- Overreacting / panicking during the test
- If it's this form there are steps which can be taken to help you overcome the effects.
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Before the Test
- Preparation
- No cramming, usually ineffective.
- May also cause anxiety and will impair your ability to concentrate.
- Review all the information (books, notes, anything from class)
- Ask yourself questions
- Use flash cards
- Change the way you think about studying and grades; they are not a measure of your
self-worth
- Eliminate negative self-talk
- Plan ways to improve your studying.
- Look at the results as a measure.
- Develop reasonable expectations
- "Mens sana in corpora sana"...a healthy mind in a healthy body
- Take care of your basic needs
- Don't abuse foods or beverages.
- The result you hope to achieve may actually work in reverse
- Study in short periods of time
- Rest the night before the test so you will be fully alert
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Day of the Test
- Eat a sensible breakfast
- Relax the hour before the exam
- Arrive at the classroom early, but don't stay there
- Avoid "Stress Carriers", those people who can cause you additional stress
- Bring a "Stress Saver" with you (book, music, magazine, newspaper)
- Use physical relaxation
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During the Test
- Check your internal state before you begin the test (How do I feel? Do I feel anxious?
Am I tense anywhere?)
- Use positive self-talk to keep you focused on doing well on the exam
- Review the test before starting to know how to budget your time
- Wear your watch
- Don't get stuck, if need be skip a question and go on to the next one
- Ask questions if you are unsure what is being asked
- If worse comes to worse, use any LEGAL trick to distract you!
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After the Test
- Reward yourself whether you did well or not!
- Review your study plan to see where it needs to be altered
- Evaluate your anxiety during the test so you can make adjustments
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