Wednesday, March 18, 2009

How to Manage Test Anxiety

A few students feel mainly physical distress symptoms, such as ,nausea,headaches, faintness, felling too hot or too cold, etc.
Whereas many others express more emotion, wanting to cry or laugh too much, or feeling angry or helpless.
The major problem to manage test anxiety is usually its effect on thinking ability; it can cause you to blank out or have racing thoughts that are difficult to control.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Claustrophobia Treatment Explained

Claustrophobia arises when the mind makes the association that small spaces psychologically translate to some imminent danger. Such a reaction occurs as the result of a bad past experience such as being trapped in an elevator during a power blackout, or after experiencing a panic attack and feeling the urgent need to escape.