The document discusses test anxiety, known as testophobia, and its causes and symptoms. It notes that taking exams can cause panic, distress, and physical symptoms in many students due to the stress of exams affecting their performance. Surveys found that 1/3 of students experience academic stress and over 5,000 Indian students per year commit suicide due to exam stress. Causes of exam fear include pressure from parents, low confidence, fear of failure, and lack of preparation. Symptoms include memory issues, anxiety, sleep problems, nausea and more. Tips are provided for students to prepare, relax, avoid last minute studying and get support.

2. Do you know what the fear of
exams is called??

3. The Latin name for the fear of
tests or exams is
Testophobia. ... to write
an exam. But some people who
are excellent students also
suffer from the fear of tests.

5. Walking into an examination room
and knowing your life will be affected
depending upon how you do on a test
can cause symptoms of panic and
distress in many people. Keeping
calm and applying your knowledge to
the questions on your exam becomes
very difficult when your brain and
body are flooded with stress and
tension.

8. The thought of taking a test or
exam will trigger a panic attack.
You will feel sweaty, nervous and
upset.
Your heart may race, and you may
feel emotional and out of control.
You will find it hard to cope with
any task while these symptoms are
flooding your body.
You’ll feel nauseous and possibly
lightheaded

10. • A survey of 740 school
and college students
from the city has
found that one third of
those surveyed
experienced stress due
to academics.
• Conducted by TISS in
Jan 2010
• The study included
330 students from
private schools, 270
from civic schools and
140 students from
colleges, all in the age
group of 14 to 18
years.

11. In 2006, 5,857 students — or 16 a
day — committed suicide across
India due to exam stress. And these
are just the official figures
[Source: TOI, March 2008,
Report]

12. A study (conducted 10 years back)
had found that 16 per cent of
Mumbai students were depressed -
that is 2 per cent more than the
students in Boston. It also found
that 8 percent of these were
suicidal.

13. Today, 10 years later, researchers say
things could be worse.
- Statistics show that India has the
highest suicide rate in the world,
marginally behind China, but ahead of
the west
- 95-100 people commit suicide in India
every day
- And of these a whopping 40% are in
the adolescent age group
[Source: CNN-IBN Report, Jan 13 2010]

14. How can an examination be
defined?
Exams are a way of assessing what a
student has learned during the
academic year. Apart from this, it is
also a method through which the
student's learning and grasping
abilities are evaluated and graded by
the teacher

15. What exactly is exam fear?
Exam fear can be defined as a phase
of anxiety a child may experience
during the onset of exams. This
anxiety can result in poor
performance in exam or even sickness
which may make a child avoid exams.

16. Causes of exam fear in children
• - When a child is
pressurized by
parents for good
grades.
- When too much
expected from a
child in terms of
performance and
achievements by
the school, parents
or teachers.
- When the child
himself or herself
has too many
expectations
- When a child
suffers from low
self esteem or
confidence
- When a child
fears about not
been able to score
like his classmates

18. Causes of exam fear in children
When a child has failed considerably in his
earlier exams.
- When a child has scored poorly and fears
for the same to happen in the coming exams
- When a child is not prepared or revised
well for the oncoming exams
- When the child is scared of the remarks
and scolding he may get for his performance

19. Symptoms of exam fear in children
- Blank memory
- Severe anxiety
- Inability to fall asleep
- Nervousness
- Frequent urination
- Exhaustion
- Stomachaches
- Irritable bowels
- Loss of hunger
- Headaches
- Lowering of blood
pressure
- Nausea or sickness
- Body aches
- Fever
- Cramps in hands and
legs
- Shivering of hands
- Unconsciousness

20. Tips to Keep Fear Away During
Exams for students.
Students who are suffering from such fear
are likely to experience problems like
difficulty in concentrating while studying,
confusion, feeling tensed while looking at
difficult questions, feeling blank, dizziness,
sweating, sleeplessness, etc. All these factors
can cause the student to feel more anxious
which can affect his performance during the
exam. Hence, students should know how to
avoid fear and do well during the
examinations.

22. Tips to Keep Fear Away During Exams
for students
• Prepare Well in Advance
• Learn, Do Not Mug up!
• Make Time to Relax
• Revise Properly
• Avoid studying anything new just before the
exam.
• Avoid having conversations with your
friends about what they have studied, how
much they have studied. This will make you
more tense and nervous

26. • Help them study
• Take efforts into making things easier
for them
• Help them plan their studies
• Make sure they don't overdo it
• Make sure they get fresh air
• Make sure they get enough activity
• Give them the right food
• Encourage the children positively

28. Pull, don’t Push
Pull , Don’t push!
Key to Exam
success