Symptoms Of Test Anxiety

Test anxiety is entirely a mental problem that causes biological changes, physical altercations, and mental block in the eyes of the beholder. Causes include fear of failure, lack of preparation, and poor test history. Symptoms include clammy hands, rapid heartbeat, nausea, and muscle tension to name a few. Test anxiety can be overcome by relaxation, an attitude/mindset shift, and studying so much that you can answer any question about the topic, true or false and explain why.

Test anxiety is common in a lot of kids and teenagers. College campuses say that anywhere from 25-50% of students suffer from test anxiety. If the students were truly prepared for mentally and had positive thoughts throughout the test- preparation/taking period, the test taker should do well on the test. Absolutely, 100% of the problems people encounter will only be solved by thinking. Being mentally aware and conscious of the problem one is trying to overcome will reveal the answer with effort.
It is unheard of that a student has failed an academic test because the individual was too skinny or too tall or too muscular, so it is not a physical issue.
Emotions are a mental thing as well because your emotions begin in the brain and trigger nerves that react all throughout the body in response to the situation, so it is not an emotional issue. If one can set aside all troubles for a few days before a test and become mentally healthy and stable, that individual will succeed on their test(s) because being mentally healthy is being emotionally healthy. Emotions are controllable by being strong and consistent in one’s way of thinking and their attitude toward any
situation.

Some say that test anxiety is an emotional obstacle. On a test, there is no benefit to being emotionally prepared because there is no such thing as getting an “A” because the test taker felt confident on that test. They are graded solely on performance and any kind of performance takes mental skill, preparation, and the necessary know-how to achieve and overcome obstacles.

Emotions are totally controllable by the mind. Take Recon/ Spec. Ops Marines, for example. These individuals are told that they are supposed to kill like it is the last thing they will ever do. They learned to be that way through mental preparation. If they were in the best physical shape of their lives, it wouldn’t have mattered if they didn’t have the mental power to withstand the harsh and brutal training they had to go through to get to where they are now.

Test anxiety is all in the imagination of the test-taker and solely a mental obstacle.

Works Cited

http://www.humanillnesses.com/Behavioral-Health-Br-Fe/Emotions.html

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/940856

http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children/test-anxiety