Test Anxiety Involves Worry and Dread About Test Performance and Often

question 38

Essay

Test anxiety involves worry and dread about test performance and often interferes with normal learning and lowers test performance. 20 -30% of American students have experienced test anxiety. Some causes of test anxiety include fear of failure, waiting until the last minute to study, and/or those who have had trouble taking tests in the past. List at least five symptoms of test anxiety. Explain what autonomic division are the cause of the symptoms and its effect on target organs. Finally, what drug might be prescribed to alleviate the symptoms of text anxiety and explain its mode of action?

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Definitions:

Online Social Network

A platform or website that enables users to create and share content or participate in social networking online.

Suicidal Ideation

The act of thinking about, considering, or planning suicide.

Depressed Mood

A state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being.

Anhedonia

The inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities.