Guide to test anxiety

The guide describes how exam anxiety arises and provides information on strategies and techniques to cope with it. For almost everyone, exams represent a special situation. Hardly anyone looks forward to an exam, but sometimes exam anxiety can reach a level that the person can no longer manage without external help. In such cases, it can be helpful to learn more about the nature of exam anxiety to better understand it and thus gain new ideas for dealing with the problem. This guide can support you in that.

The guide first explains how exam anxiety manifests and describes how it develops and why it doesn't simply go away on its own. It then elaborates in detail on how to cope with exam anxiety. Six modules are presented that you can use to manage your exam anxiety. The modules provide information on motivation and learning strategies, time management, relaxation techniques, cognitive techniques for dealing with intrusive thoughts, as well as concrete preparation for the exam situation.