Test-Taking Anxiety
It’s possible to feel calm and confident about exams.
Let Mark Bottinick, LCSW-C show you how.
It’s a fact: As anxiety rises, test scores tend to drop.
Test anxiety:
- Leads to study avoidance
- Distracts the mind and makes studying more difficult
- Significantly impairs your memory and judgment during the test
Like “mental static,” anxiety interferes with your nervous system. You can feel its physiological effects: In your pulse… in the pit of your stomach…in your constricted breathing. Worse yet: Anxiety inhibits the part of your brain involved in higher level thinking and judgment as activity shifts to the more primitive areas that guard against danger.
It’s only a test…
Sure it is. But your brain senses danger! And when your brain is preparing your for danger, it is much more difficult to perform cognitive tasks that otherwise come naturally to you. Fortunately, you don’t need to be a victim of your anxiety.
Let Mark help you become a calm and confident test taker!”
Groundbreaking techniques known as Energy Psychology enable individuals to rapidly release troubling thoughts and emotions. These clinical tools work with stunning speed and are so effective they are being recommended for use with severe trauma patients.
For over a decade, Mark has been using these revolutionary techniques to help people quickly overcome all sorts of fears, phobias and trauma. When applied to test anxiety, Mark’s clients reported:
1) “The resistance is gone.” They found it easier to sit down and study.
2) “I can hear myself think.” They reported their minds felt “quieter.”
And most important:
3) They were able to stay calm as they took their test.
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It may seem impossible – the idea that you can relax as you prepare for and take exams, but you can. Mark has met hundreds of people who believe that their anxiety is motivating them and that they might slack off if they relax. But those people all pay a high personal price – some might call it painful. In reality, your anxiety is robbing you of the full value of your study efforts and can sabotage you during your test.
If you’re still not sure it’s safe to relax as you prepare for exams, consider this: When is the last time that you’ve seen an Olympic medalist…a successful prosecutor…or a world-famous surgeon answer the question “How ever did you do it?” like this:
“Luckily, I was really nervous!”
The reason you’ve never seen such a thing is because the ability to stay calm under pressure is actually what brings success. When you are able to relax, you will be motivated to study out of a desire to do well, rather than out of fear of failure. Mark will help you let go of the fear and harness that desire to do well. Let your hard work pay off in test scores that reflect your true knowledge and judgment!
In the process, you’ll learn a life-long skill that will serve you in your career and beyond!
The techniques that Mark uses are extremely versatile – therapists and others around the globe are using them to manage all sorts of troubling emotions and disturbing thought patterns. Working with Mark to eliminate test anxiety is a great introduction to Energy Psychology, techniques that you can use on your own to have greater power over your mind and your mood. It’s an extraordinarily useful life-long skill.
For a free consultation or to schedule an appointment, call Mark at 301-593-7494 or email email him at Mark@FearlessExams.com
