Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss, on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 4/5/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan, How To Stop Your Test Anxiety From Defeating You on Tests.This topic is always very timely in any community let alone in a community of sophisticated parents and students konya merkez olgun bayan resulting from excellent public and private schools, Michigan State University, WMU-Cooley Law School, and Lansing Community College. The general public might be surprised how test anxiety debilitates so many students from achieving to their potential. We see it in our offices more than you might imagine. It is often underestimated and the gravity not understood because the general public believes everyone has test anxiety. It is when it debilitates and overwhelms you emotionally that it becomes a huge personal problem. Strategies to overcome Test Anxiety include the following:
- Prepare for the test.
- Visualize yourself successful.
- Positive self-talk.
- Be well rested and nourished.
- Stay relaxed and breathe in and out.
- Put the test in perspective.
- Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
- Arrive at test at a time comfortable for you.
- Determine how much time you can spend on each test item.
- Tune out other persons and distractions, and focus on the test.
- Answer the easiest test items first and then go back to the more difficult items.
- Do not panic and keep to your testing plan.
- Develop self-hypnosis and deep relaxation techniques to help you prepare for testing.
- Thirty second deep breathing periods when anxious during tests can be helpful when needed.