{"id":12,"date":"2021-11-17T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/aarc\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T19:51:15","slug":"managing-academic-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/aarc\/managing-academic-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Academic Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can I manage academic anxiety?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Academic anxiety can be influenced by a variety of factors that cause symptoms that differ from person-to-person. Here, you can find tools for managing this anxiety when it begins to interfere with your academic functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small amount of anxiety can be beneficial<\/strong>, motivating students to put effort into assignments. <\/strong>(This is called facilitative anxiety<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When this anxiety becomes too severe, however, it can interfere with your ability to do schoolwork. Learners can use various methods to gain awareness of their anxiety and maintain its helpfulness. Click on the below links to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Managing Physical Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you begin to feel physical symptoms of anxiety, such as sweaty palms, nausea, a racing heartbeat, rapid breathing, or other physical symptoms<\/strong><\/a>, there are many methods you can use to bring your body back to a state of calmness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relaxation techniques can be an effective way to calm nerves and prepare your body to focus before an exam, a presentation, or big project. There are a variety of relaxation techniques that you can try. Some strategies may work better for you than others, you might have to try a few to figure out what works best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n