Exam Phobia in Government High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Sankara Pitchaiah Podila   Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Anjani Thottempudi  Villa 24, Green Park City, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST196118

Keywords:

Exam Phobia, Anxiety, Treatment, Tips for Exam Preparation, Rural and Urban Students

Abstract

Phobias are common in human life. Some of the most common phobias are exam phobia in students, acrophobia (fear of heights), achluophobia (fear of darkness), hemophobia (fear of blood), fear of journey etc. The present study was carried out to know the extent of the exam phobia among 8th to 10th studying students in rural and urban schools. The response was taken from 3399 students (8th:1175, 9th:1095, 10th:1129). The study found that the phobia was more in 10th class students compared to 8th and 9th classes. Homeopathy, Exposure based therapy, Cognitive therapy and Relaxation techniques are some of the useful treatment methods. The authors suggested to follow the given exam preparation tips to reduce exam phobia

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2019-01-30

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Sankara Pitchaiah Podila , Anjani Thottempudi, " Exam Phobia in Government High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.100-107, January-February-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196118