Exam anxiety and academic achievement and its treatment in children.
Worry and Anxiety.
Anxiety is a widespread concept despite the different causes, circumstances, and events that surround it from one person to another, and due to the daily life circumstances that the person faces; Such as exposure to new experiences and experiences, the need to take some fateful decisions and other circumstances in general, everyone is exposed to a state of anxiety from time to time. Anxiety often appears on the individual when he is about to enter into fraught experiences, in which the need to pass various challenges easily and successfully appears. Anxiety is a natural reaction and response, but if anxiety attacks continue for a long time, and exaggeratedly with the amplification of some stimuli, which leads To the emergence of inappropriate responses, anxiety will negatively affect the continuation of the individual's life with normal and stable gratitude.
Exam and achievement anxiety.
Exam anxiety and achievement. anxiety can be defined as follows:
Achievement anxiety:
Is the feeling that accompanies the student during exposure to situations and problems related to the educational or school environment. It is an emotional psychological state represented in many dimensions and conditions; Such as the psychological pressures that accompany the student during the studying process, such as anxiety, tension, loss of focus, and fear, and achievement anxiety appears on the student through many abnormal physiological responses and disorders, such as fatigue, fatigue, loss of appetite, in addition to feelings of fear and dread. From the teacher or professor, and the fear of confronting him, and achievement anxiety also appears in the form of a group of stresses and psychological disorders that accompany the individual before the exam period, and the accompanying fear, tension, and confusion.
Exam anxiety:
Is general anxiety accompanied by an emotional state characterized by tension and fear, affecting the individual at different stages. This state is related to exams and the evaluation process. Students show any signs of disturbance, tension, and anxiety. The danger of this type of anxiety is when it reaches an advanced stage; That is when anxiety moves from the stage of positive and motivational motivation, exerting effort and seeking more achievements and successes, to an abnormal and abnormal stage, when its symptoms stand in the face of the student’s stability and success before and during the evaluation or success stage. Psychologists have talked about the close relationship that links the phenomenon of anxiety to the learning process. Where the results of some studies showed that some students show their level less than their real abilities during the assessment process, due to their exposure to some situations or circumstances characterized by an atmosphere of tension and psychological pressure, such as the individual passing the test process; Students may show signs of confusion and tension, which is often called exam anxiety.
Components of exam and achievement anxiety.
Elements of achievement and exam anxiety and its components are as follows:
The cognitive component: It is called the continuous annoyance, and the constant preoccupation by the student to think greatly about the consequences of his failure if it occurs, and this discomfort is followed by the fear of losing the individual's position and self-esteem, and this constitutes the feature of anxiety.
The emotional component: the individual's emotional responses that appear with distress, uneasiness, and panic attacks before and during the exam, in addition to many physiological and emotional symptoms.
Symptoms of exam and achievement anxiety.
Achievement and exam anxiety show many different symptoms in the student, including Difficulty sleeping, insomnia, tension, and control of some obsessive thoughts in the pre-exam stage and during the achievement period. Some physiological symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, dry throat, and lips, excessive sweating, abdominal pain, in addition to shortness of breath. Disturbance in the performance of mental processes, such as concentration, thinking, and remembering. Distraction, and a decreased ability to focus and remember information when needed, whether in an exam or various educational situations.
Reducing the negative effects of exam anxiety and achievement.
Some psychologists and counselors suggested some procedures and practical steps; To reduce as much as possible the negative effects of achievement and exam anxiety, and these procedures are as follows:
Helping the individual understand himself and others and the problems around him. provide the necessary instructions to the individual; To raise the level of self-confidence, self-esteem, and sense of security.
Continuous training on the relaxation process, such as breathing exercises and imagination. Training in the use of positive motivational vocabulary, and avoidance of negative self-discourse.
Encouraging the student to invest and make good and fruitful use of time, maintain sound study habits, and try to overcome sound study habits that help his psychological stability. Emotional emptying practice; Playing, role-playing, etc.
Anxiety in children.
Childhood anxiety is the child’s fear of the unknown, which is represented by a group of intrinsic motives such as aggression and types of desires. In most cases, these motives result in behaviors that are punished and reprimanded, thus curbing the child’s desire to express them, and these motives do not die but remain latent in the child’s soul; So that it remains provoked, and if summoned, the child lives in a state of fear of punishment that he may receive, but he is ignorant of the cause of this fear and cannot explain it, which makes him in a state of general anxiety, and the reasons for the emergence of this anxiety in children are numerous, and from These reasons: The child's loss of safety and security. The fluctuation in the treatment of the child by educators in educational institutions, and parents at home Improper family upbringing methods, such as neglect, constant criticism by the parents, and their constant talking about their children in front of others and within earshot of the child.
Treating anxiety in children.
It is possible to help an anxious child overcome his anxiety, or prevent an ordinary child from being anxious in many ways, including training him in relaxation skills. Helping the child and training him to use strategies that help him to resist anxiety; Such as asking to think of happy and calm experiences and situations, guiding him when exposed to various problems, and helping him choose the appropriate aspects and ways to solve them. Encourage the child to vent his emotions and express his feelings.
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