Reducing Test Anxiety, cont.
-Morris Holland - 1980| NEGATIVE THOUGHTS: | POSITIVE THOUGHTS: |
| Before the Big Exam: | |
| *I will never pass. | *I don't have to be perfect. |
| *I'm going to panic, as usual. | *Hurrying won't help anything. |
| *If only I could get out of it. | *Try not to take this too seriously. |
| *There's too much to learn . | *I can manage the situation. |
| *Why didn't I study more? | *Easy does it - it's only a test. |
| During the Big Exam: | |
| *Everyone else is working faster than I am. | *Don't think about the others; focus on the test. |
| *I am just plain stupid. | *I don't need to prove myself. |
| *People will notice my hands trembling. | *Just take one step at a time. |
| *My mind is a total blank. | *I'm feeling tense - it's time to relax myself. |
| *I might as well give up; what's the use? | *Getting upset won't help. |
| *Other students are turning their tests already. | *Use the time that's left - focus on the test. |
| After the Big Exams: | |
| *I knew I would blow it. | *I knew I could get though. |
| *I'm going to flunk out. | *It could have been a lot worse. |
| *There is something wrong with my mind. | *I handled it pretty well. |
| *I don't belong in college. | *Good - I did it. |
| *What will my parents say? | *I may not be the best, but I'm not the worst either. |
