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Academic anxiety can have a negative effect on a student's academic performance. Teachers and parents can learn to recognize the signs of anxiety in school students. If teachers and parents help students to learn to control anxiety early, more serious academic problems related to anxiety can be avoided. Anxiety can become more detrimental over time. If academic anxiety is identified on time it helps to improve the performance of students so it necessary to know more about academic anxiety. This paper elaborates in detail about the components of academic anxiety & way to reduce academic anxiety in detail.
Keywords: Academic anxiety, academic performance, school students
Anxiety is a common condition noticed in people of all age groups. It may be caused by a physical condition, mental condition and effects of drugs or due to a combination of these. Anxiety is defined as a painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually over an impending or anticipated ill (Merriam-Webster, 2012). The common types of anxiety is Panic disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Phobic disorder, Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD), Separation anxiety and Stress disorders.
There are many external factors that may contribute to anxiety. These include -stress from school, stress in a personal relationship, stress at work, financial stress, stress that result from an emotional trauma such as the loss of a loved one, victimization by crime, a natural disaster, sexual abuse or physical abuse, side effects of medication. Stress from a serious illness, intoxication with an illicit drug like an phentermine or cocaine, noticing symptoms of a severe medical illness and lack of oxygen(as a result of emphysema, pulmonary embolism, altitude sickness). However, the good news is that no matter what the reason of anxiety is, one can manage or handle it effectively.
Academic Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal reaction to certain situations. A small level of anxiety is normal, but severe anxiety can be a serious problem. Academic anxiety can become more detrimental over time. As a student's academic performance suffers, the anxiety level related to certain academic tasks increases Huberty (2012). Most teachers will have students with social anxiety and/or academic anxiety. Social anxiety can also affect a student's academic performance. If a student has social anxiety, the student might not be able...