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We the human beings, the most intelligent,cunning etc and so on. Do we need to assess the person What we call "Survival of the fittest " . We are bound to many things which we have to do and we compare ourselves with our fellow beings for the work which we have done. It's a good thing to compare with other person to appreciate him or to know where we lack and make us improve our selves . Now a a days in our life style ,the comparison which should be used for our betterment but it has turned into different aspect of life. That is we get jealous,anger,confusion and what not and then we think are we up to the mark ?
Our struggle starts from here. psychology has many standardized test to assess the people with IQ , EQ,SQ, and intelligence ,physical strength, how well can he handle relations. By all this, he starts making his life messy with problems which seems to be minor.
If he sleeps more or less then the allotted time he feels he is having a problem .
If he gets less marks he compares with others and feels he has a problem.
In this world, now a days people are forgetting what they are achieving but looking beside and feeling that they have not achieved that thing what others have.
Exams induced changes in parents 1)worry among parents to see their children with higher marks than other children, the worry starts as a twitch changes to tension and its continuity becomes stress , it alters into emotional(voilent) burst.
2)As a part of the above creates a problem for him in his routine job. comes homes initiates his child for what he has thought.
3)slowly pressure which was build in the parents gets transfared to the children in the form of sending them to tutions for the subjects where he scores low.
4)As a part of the procedure the father initialy wakes up and takes his child to the tutions.
5) As the time goes on it becomes difficult for him because he has to look after his job also simultaneously and has to handle the stress of his job also.
6) Due to the above entire process series of changes occur forgetting,worry,tension,anxiety, stress, skipping meals,sleep disorders, ill health.
Exams induced changes in Children 1)The childrens worry begins when their starts comparing, with out praising them for getting good result.Due to it child starts thinking than reading and gets tensed that instead of praising him for marks.
2)As a part of it, his concentration decreases, thinking starts about what if i get less marks, due to this thoughts a slight changes occur in his time table. 3)with this thoughts peeping while his studies pressure builds in him that he is wasting his time.slowly anxiety builds up as his thinking increases.
4)As his time is wasted in thinking he increases his time of reading by lowering time for his relaxing that is watching/listening or eating/sleeping time will be reduced.
5)As the time passes examination day approaches complications starts by headache and then change in his apetite & sleep.
6)Due to the above process i.e., severe headache,fever,stomach pain brings down study timing and in turn leads to low results.
After seeing the results parents gets frustrated and starts letting it out in different ways and some of the children may run off from home/suicide may occur.
Pressure should be given to children regarding studies but in low doses that child can handle it by which it will be helpful to both parents and children.
Exams are a part of life which teaches us to how to handle the difficult situation in life here we have supplementary but in life race we have no second chance
1)Watching more then a movie for every fortnight during exam preparations 2)watching more then 2 hours of television 3)Intake of tea/coffee to avoid sleep 4)Trying to control the worry/tension/anxiety/tears/pain like emotions during preparations 5)Neglecting fear of exams 6)do not read all night before the day of exam
STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED 1)watch television for an hour or two per day 2)Intake of tea/coffee in day time only 3)Allow tears,tension,worries,anxiety but in front any one 4)Face the fears of exam and get help 5)Follow a specific time tablefor reading & eating patterns specifically during exams 6) Try to solve the previous exam papers after a through revision
No one can be free of anxiety/fear/stress due to exams but we can minimize it
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" its the structured hard work with an appropriate timing
I have not seen a stress free student during or before exams but it should not overcome your daily life activities and even you can do well in the exams with out creating any problems which come due to exam stress
For every Hour or two , Take a break and atleast move from the position you were reading Its important eat and sllep well
On the exam day have breakfast and leave to examination . Don't be on a fast
Stress is good for our life during exam, it is the driving force for us to prepare in a better way to score more. Some of the students before exams when in stress are focused and read the questions only which they may get in exams. Its the common practice of many students but not possible for some of the students.
Stress is bad for our life during exam, it is the force which stops us from prepare in a better way to score more. But we start worrying that we may forget what we read , we may fail in exam, we may meet with an accident, we may get fever or headache. Some of them due to over stress feel that they forget what they have read due to fear they don't really.
FAILURE MEANS DELAY NOT DEFEAT i.e., delay in remembering what we have read
As the time of examination approaches nearer or on the examination day. we grow more anxious, as the time lessen the anxiety increases more and our breathe fasten. So try to breathe slowly and deeply.
Try to smile before the exam and when you feel tensed during reading the exam paper if you feel you don't know any of the question.
Common reactions to exam stress
PHYSICAL:
Sleep disturbances , changes in appetite, Cold and other respiratory infections, headaches and migraine, Fast and shallow breathing, Muscle tension, Frequent urge to pass urine
PSYCHOLOGICAL:
Anxiety, withdrawn or restlessness, Low self Esteem, Sadness, Irritability, Frustration and Agression, Lack of concentration, Unable to relax.
Due to this sleep disorders it leads to loss appetite – cold, headache or both –irritabilty –frustation –problem in relaxing-concentration problem- relationship issues
Parents should be flexible during exam times, Don't set any goals ,don't bribe the child . Being tensed it would make child nervous . Let play,watch T.V, Sleep but not as usual Same them its exam time but do not repeat it over a period of time regularly.
Strong relationship exists between the food and the mental state of person
There is an unfortunate trend prevailaing now a days in our education system. Each teachers or parents wants children to be Whiz kids/Super Kids who can perform multi-tasking like scoring highest marks,performing well in sports,singing ,dancing and many others.Among some of the teachers and parents,they paint examinations as great trials. This abnormal approach generates great tension in the minds of children, leading to nervousness, anxiety, lack of appetite, empty stomach, and poor performance in the examinations. Even parents take a lot of tension during their kids exams,they are prone to nervousness,anxiety .The reason for the above is the corporate culture & High expectation from our near and dear people. To overcome the above situation,the children should prepare systematically with total dedication and face examinations with confidence, without worrying about the results while they are writing the answers.
Exam phobia is due to the pressure on them. Now a days parents are pressuring the kids to get very high marks and insisting upon them to stand first in class. More over some kids are also afraid of exams because they are not well prepared for the test or they lack confidence. So the parents to avoid phobia should first find out the basic problem and then try to tackle it accordingly by boosting up their confidence levels.
Examination phobia is a normal feeling that a child has while appearing for the exam. It is the fear of failure,in such case you as a parent/teacher should counsel kids by saying that the failure mean delay not defeat i.e.(we should remember what ever we read and write it in the appropriate given time and if they score lesser marks,they will be having another set of exams in which they can score higher marks.) By saying this kind of words give kids support in preparing for the examination by helping her in studying and make her feel comfortable if she is not in a position to learn anything while preparing for the exams. Sometimes difficult lessons or subject keeps them awake the whole night and the result is a failure and anxiety level increase which may lead to depression. So always be with them. Encourage them by saying life is a challenge, be a learner, failure makes you know that you lack somewhere in learning the concepts.
To get rid of Exam phobia to that matter any phobia ,expose them directly to to the cause i.e, assure them with love that the sky is not going to fall if they fails.Assure her even if she submits a blank paper that you are not going to be annoyed or punish them.Parents should not intimidate the children in any form. Once they tastes the sweetness in success no one can stop them. You as the parent/teacher should be prepared for the worst until they gains their normal self. try it.
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