Exam Stress, How to avoid it?
Although you may know the materials, and even though you have read all hints and tips in this book, one factor may still interfere with your ability to successfully function on test day: test stress. The best way to alleviate test stress is to first recognize your symptoms and gain an understanding that the possible reason for subpar test performance is not lack of intelligence or knowledge, but is directly related to the stress you feel before and during the test. You may recognize test stress by the jittery feeling you get in the pit of your stomach. Although it may sound like a cliché, your palms may begin to sweat or your mouth may suddenly become dry. The worse symptom of all could be the sudden blank you draw when trying to answer questions that you were able to answer almost automatically when studying with your study buddy. Many times after leaving a test and relaxing a bit, you remember the answers to the question or questions that stumped you the most.
