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✍️Test Anxiety Basics~5 min

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Understanding Test Anxiety

Why your body reacts this way — and what to do about it

Why it happens: Your body perceives the test as a threat and activates the fight-or-flight response.

The paradox: Some anxiety helps performance (keeps you alert), but too much hurts it.

Physical Symptoms

Racing heart
Sweaty palms
Nausea
Headache
Muscle tension

Mental Symptoms

Mind going blank
Negative thoughts
Difficulty concentrating
Excessive worry

What would you do?

Test starts in 5 minutes. Your heart is racing, palms are sweating, and you can't remember anything you studied. What do you do?