Test Anxiety: Coping Skills

Test Anxiety: What it is and How to Combat It
Describes the psychology and physical effects of test taking anxiety. List many ways for students, parents and teachers to prevent and heal test anxiety.
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Panic Attacks: Identification and Coping Skills

Panic attacks, a.k.a fight or flight response follow a similar pattern that all fear issues follow. Adrenaline, heightened response, let down, physical complications. The difference? With a panic attack, no real danger exists. But- panic attacks are terrifying and debilitating just the same. Physical symptoms include: shallow breathing, dizziness, fainting, chest pain, nausea, sweating, chills, headaches...all the symptoms of an adrenaline rush. Panic attacks are insidious; they creep up and ambush you unexpectedly. Panic attacks are nebulous; they are very difficult to track down. But there's hope. Once you identify yourself as a victim of panic attacks, you can learn healthy new coping skills! Here's how