HOW TO COPE WITH

EXAM STRESS

OUR SOCIETY WANTS TO DEVELOP MULTILATERALLY

SKILLFUL PERSONS AND NOT A PERSON WHO IS WELL TRAINED IN ONE AREA, AS IT IS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

ANOTHER PROBLEM IS PASSING EXAMS. PEOPLE CAN FACE EXAMS AT ANY AGE. BUT, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A STRESS-FREE COLLEGE STUDENT? WE HAVE. THAT`S WHY WE DECIDED TO PROVIDE ADVICE ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS, HOW
TO RECOGNIZE IF STRESS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

WHY ARE WE SO STRESSED ABOUT EXAMS?

TAKING EXAMS IS BOUND TO BE STRESSFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT'S AT STAKE. YOU MAY BE

FEELING A WEIGHT OF EXPECTATION FROM
YOUR FAMILY, SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR WORKPLACE TO SUCCEED.

YOU MAY BE AFRAID YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, OR HAVEN'T WORKED HARD ENOUGH. YOU MAY BE SCARED OF LETTING YOURSELF DOWN, OR THAT YOU'LL MISS OUT ON A JOB, UNIVERSITY PLACE OR CAREER MOVE.

THE INFLUENCE OF SOME DIFICULTIES THAT APPEARED

AS A RESULT OF TOO ACADEMIC AND OVERHELMED WITH UNNECESSARY INFORMATION CURRICULUM.
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THIS MAY COME AS A SHOCK, BUT STRESS DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE, NO MATTER HOW MANY FINALS YOU HAVE. HERE ARE OUR TOP
TIPS FOR KEEPING STRESS AT A MINIMUM DURING YOUR FINAL EXAMS THAT IS PROBABLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW OR VERY SOON AT YOUR SCHOOL.

1. BEING ORGANIZED

FIND OUT ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU. SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY TEACHERS ARE AN EXPERT RESOURCE, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GIVE YOU. THERE ARE ALSO MANY GOOD REVISION GUIDES, TV REVISION PROGRAM AND A WIDE RANGE OF INTERNET SITES TO USE - THE BBC HAS A
RANGE OF REVISION TOOLS FOR SCHOOL PUPILS AND THE OPEN UNIVERSITY HAS ADVICE FOR OLDER STUDENTS.

2. PLAN A TIMETABLE

FIND OUT TIME FOR PREPARING AND LEARNING, BUT DONT FORGET ABOUT THE REST!

3. FIND

THE BEST WAY TO REVISE

TRY TO ARRANGE WITH THOSE AT HOME A SET TIME AND

SPACE WHERE YOU CAN WORK WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED. FAILING THAT, THINK ABOUT WHETHER YOU

COULD USE OTHER FACILITIES AT SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

ACTIVELY THINK ABOUT, SIFT AND QUESTION WHAT YOURE WRITING AND READING, AND TEST YOURSELF AFTERWARDS. THERE'S A GOOD QUOTE THAT GOES, "THE MORE I PRACTICED, THE LUCKIER I GOT".

WRITING ENDLESS NOTES IS PROBABLY A WASTE OF TIME.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF TOO MUCH STRESS?

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EARLY SIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT BE UNDER TOO MUCH STRESS: -HEADACHES -SLEEPING BADLY -LOSS OF APPETITE -BEING UNUSUALLY BAD TEMPERED -FEELING TIRED ALLSome ways to distress THE TIME -FEELING SICK

SOME WAYS TO
DISTRESS

-CLOSE YOUR EYES AND BREATHE SLOWLY AND DEEPLY -LOCATE ANY AREAS OF TENSION AND TRY TO RELAX THOSE MUSCLES; IMAGINE THE TENSION DISAPPEARING -RELAX EACH PART OF THE BODY, FROM YOUR FEET TO THE TOP
OF YOUR HEAD

-AS YOU FOCUS ON EACH PART OF YOUR BODY, THINK OF

WARMTH AND RELAXATION

-AFTER 20 MINUTES, TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS AND STRETCH