Investigating the Effect of Anxiety and Stress Factors

Exam anxiety is a type of mental self-preoccupation that is characterized by a weak Self-concept and doubts about one's abilities and is often associated with negative cognition lack of concentration adverse physical reactions and academic failure. In other words when a person is worried and encouraged about his efficiency and mental ability in the exam situation so that this feeling causes a decrease in his actual performance. We say that he has test anxiety. A combination of individual school family and cultural factors can play a role in the occurrence of exam anxiety. In stressful situations such as before and during the exam the body releases a hormone called Adrenaline. This causes the body to be in the Fight or flight response mode and prepare to deal with what is going to happen. A lot of adrenaline is a good thing in many cases because it helps you to make sure that you are alert and ready to deal effectively with stressful situations.