Strategies
True or False: There are several strategies that may reduce test anxiety and increase your performance on tests.
True- a few may include learning how to study more efficiently, establishing a consistent pretest routine, learning to relax, and self-care.
True or False: Stress is all negative.
False: Positive forms of stress called "eustress" can help us step outside our comfort zones to solve problems or get things done. A little stress is what pushes us to study and reach our goals on tests.
Self-care is individualized to each person and can be anything that provides them with positive feelings, and benefits them towards reaching their social/emotional/mental/behavioral health.
True or False: A crocodile cannot stick their own tongue out?
True
deep breathing, visualization technique, 5 senses grounding, etc.
Name an example of a physical symptom of stress
headache, sweating, chest pain, nausea
Name one example of self-care that may help with test anxiety.
getting enough rest, eating before the test, managing time.
How many ways are there to make change for a dollar?
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Writing down notes of what you learn is what type of learning style?
Active learning includes typing or hand-writing information which may improve retention and understanding.
Name an example of an emotional/cognitive symptom of stress
worry, irritability, anger, loss of motivation, memory problems, etc.
How much time should you spend doing self-care per week?
On average, people only spend 15 minutes a day on health-related self-care. according to MHA. What do you think?
How many minutes does it usually take people to fall asleep?
7 minutes
True or False: Having positive self-talk can improve test anxiety.
True- when test performance is impacted by test anxiety it is easy to fall into a downward spiral of negative thinking patterns. By changing your self-talk to more positive thoughts you are helping yourself with test anxiety.
Name one example of a behavioral symptom of stress
nail biting, racing thoughts about stressors, social withdrawal, substance use, procrastination, problems sleeping, etc.
True or False: Improving my self-care means I should go hangout with my friends instead of study for my test tomorrow.
False: It is important to find work/life balance and learn how to manage your time so you can be prepared for the upcoming test and still have time to spend with friends :)
True or False: Sea otters hold hands so they don’t drift apart
True