Tackling Pre-Exam Nerves after Easter Revision Courses

Students who have completed any of Justin Craig's Easter revision courses or courses held at various times during the rest of the year can still experience exam nerves.

Thankfully, this area of anxiety and stress for examination candidates is a familiar one for many psychologists and other experts so assistance is widely available.

Much of the core advice is centered around combining relaxation with positive thinking, although for some students this can be easier to say than to put into action.

When motivation to take exams moves from healthy concern to high levels of worry about the 'big day', performance and concentration problems could develop. How can this be tackled?

Exam nerves after Easter revision courses

One of the easiest ways to find guidance to deal with exam revision and pre-exam nerves is to use one of the many search engines on the Internet.

Reviewing various suggestions, leading psychologists provide quite a few useful pointers to help students ease and calm their fears. Key tips include:

  • Generate thoughts that are kinder to yourself. Think "I want to pass" rather than "I must pass", and think "I am passing this exam" by avoiding negative thoughts like "I'll never pass this exam".
  • Be firm with yourself about stopping any negative thinking around failure. Evidence about a negative future simply does not exist so it is important not to entertain the concept.
  • Many athletes use positive affirmation and visualize themselves winning their competitions. Students can try something similar. Visualize good revision techniques, sitting the exam, answering questions confidently and recalling answers fully. Visualize being satisfied about taking an exam and doing the best that could be done.
  • Use visualization to try to actually see, hear and feel what you describe. Regular visualization can improve relaxation and positive thoughts, helping make exams a challenge to be embraced and accepted.

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