Feeling some nervousness before a test is quite normal.  Excessive worry however, does interfere with a student’s concentration and is considered an impairment.  Impairment symptoms are found to be physical, emotional or cognitive.  Young students as well as college level students experience these symptoms because they feel they are in a threatening or challenging situation and do not want to do poorly.    A few symptoms are:

  • Physical–this affects the body in one or more ways such as: change of heart beat–rapid or short breathing, light-headedness or nausea
  • Emotional symptoms are more of a dread, worry or fear, anger, laughter or excitement
  • Cognitive is the difficulty in concentrating, forgetting or negativity

Besides being well prepared for an exam or test, eating a healthy and balanced diet and exercising to reduce stress–there are more options to consider for help in this area.

1) Visualize yourself getting through the test with no difficulties.  2) Deep breathing exercises by: inhaling slowly, gently holding the breath, then slowly releasing it–which is vital for calming the mind and heart rate.  Another alternative to consider is 3) hypnosis sessions for test anxiety.   These are safe, relaxing and extremely effective for those who want an end to this issue.  For more information or a session for test anxiety in or near Mesa, Arizona contact Bev at the information below.

All In Good Health,

Bev

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