Test Anxiety & Strategies

Managing Test Anxiety

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Coping Skills & Strategies

What is Test Anxiety?

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Test anxiety is a psychological condition in which people experience extreme distress and anxiety in testing situations. While many people experience some degree of stress and anxiety before and during exams, test anxiety can actually impair learning and hurt test performance.

Signs of Test Anxiety

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Feeling overwhwelmed & worried about the test.

Physical Symptons such as headaches, shortness of breath etc.

Mind goes blank before or during the test.

Procrastinating when you need to study.

Negative self talk

Second guessing yourself, changing your answers often or getting stuck.

tips to Reduce Test Anxiety

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ASK FOR AND ACCEPT SUPPORT

PREPARATION

• The more prepared you are for the test , the more confident and less anxious you will be.

• Start studying a few days prior to the test.

• Develop good study habits.

• Learn test taking strategies

• Talk to a parent, teacher or counselor about your test anxiety.

HEALTHY HABITS

ANXIETY AWARENESS

• Get a good night's sleep

• Eat a healthy breakfast

• Exersice a few days leading up to the test.

• Notice signs that you are anxious prior to test.

• Turn to relaxation skills to calm your brain and body.

5 tips for coping with Test Anxiety

Calming & Relaxation Tips

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Encourage Positive Self-Talk

Muscle Relaxation

Envision Sucess

Belly Breathing

While you breathe in imagine yourself breathing in calm, successful, and confident energy. Imagine breathing out worry, stress, and negative energy.

Starting a few days before the test, close your eyes and imagine yourself cool and clam during the test. Imagine a successful performance and a feeling of gratitude and pride after you complete the test.

Starting at your hands, tense your muscles for 3 seconds, and then relax completely.

Say to yourself: -I am prepared -I can do this (Repeat three times every time you start to feel anxious)

5 Finger Breathing

The More you know...You got this!

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