BEAT THE EXAM STRESS

BRAIN NEEDS REST 
DO YOU WAN TO HAVE REGULAR AND EFFECTIVE STUDY?????
THEN KINDLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING NOTES................

01 STUDY DURATION
{40TO45MINUTES}
*DOES NOT LAST BEYOND THIS
*PREVENT BOREDOM
*AVOID TV DURING REST
*COME OUT OF THE STUDY ROOM
02 ENVIRONMENT
*NOT READ LYING ON BED
03 SELF ASSESMENT

ON A CHART IN YOUR ROOM GIVE YOURSELF A RATING ON A SCALE OF 0 TO 5 BASED ON HOW 

WELL YOU HAVE STUDIED HELPS IN SELF MONITORING AND MOTIVATION.  
04 SELF EXAMINATIONS
{WEEKLY}
05 BREAK THE CHAIN OF ANXIETY
06 RELAXATION EXERCISE
07 PROPER DIET
AVOID COFFEE TEA NICOTINE 
08 AVOID SELF MEDICINE
FOR HEAD ACHE AND OTHER STRESS RELATED PROBLEMS
09 PROFESSIONAL ADVICE 
FOR EXAMPLE
PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHIATRIST

•                                      LOOK OUT FOR
• MOOD SWINGS
• CRYING SPELL
• SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
• DETERIORATION IN CLEANLINESS 
• SLEEP IMPEDIMENT
• COMPLAINTS LIKE PAINS
• APPETITE REDUCTION
• EXPRESSIONS OF LAW SELF ESTEEM,SENSE OF LOSE OF FAILURE
• INABILITY TO HAVE FUN
• IRRITABILITY
• LOSS OF DIRE
• FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS,WORTHLESSNESS AND HELPLESSNESS
• CONSTANT SELF BLAME AND NEGATIVE FORM OF MIND

PARENTS SHOULD

*AVOID NAG

*BE SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING

*ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH FRIENDS

*TALK TO THEM ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS

*HAVE FUN WITH THEM

*DON'T LET THEM OVER WORK  

*TAKE BREAKS WITH THEM

*TAKE PROFESSIONAL HELP IF NEEDED 

ON D-DAY 

1. DON'T STUDY TILL  THE LAST MINUTE
2. TRY TO MINIMIZE WAITING TIME OUTSIDE THE HALL
3. TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS NOT  ABOUT EXAM
4.  TRY TO THINK POSITIVE
5. ONCE IN THE HALL TAKE TIME TO SETTLE DOWN AND SET YOUR TABLE
6. IGNORE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY
7. DO NOT HURRY IN TO QUESTIONS
8. FEEL COMFORTABLE BEFORE YOU START YOUR ANSWERS
9. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ONE MOVE TO NEXT LEAVING SOME SPACE TO IT;TRY IT LATER
10. LEAVE SPACE AFTER EACH QUESTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN ADD IF YOU NEED LATER 
11. DO NOT HURRY; THIS IS NOT A RACE 
12. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT ADDITIONAL SHEETS THAT OTHERS ARE TAKING
13. TRY AND REVISE YOUR ANSWERS FINALLY
14. ONCE OUT AVOID A POST MORTEM
15. RELAX AND TAKE A BREAK

START STUDYING WHEN COMFORTABLE

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