Salient Points:
● Decoding Anxiety
● Why does examination cause Stress
● Is all stress harmful?
● Why to plan? 1
● How to plan successfully?
● Understanding individual differences
CHECKLIST Tick the most appropriate option as per your individual experience:
1. Do you feel a change in appetite, sleep/wake patterns around your
examinations?
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
2. Do you feel as if you are fighting continuously but never able to win?
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
3. Do you feel disappointed in yourself around examinations?
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
4. Do you believe in revision?
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
5. Tea and other substances help me focus better.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
6. Physical activity is least relevant for me during the exams.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
7. The academic demands are unjust.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
8. Good grades define success.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable 9. I have experienced “Brain Freeze” during or before an exam.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable
10. I experience more stress than my friends.
● Sometimes
● Mostly
● Never
● Not applicable