Doreen Sykora is now a student at McGill University. She had a difficult time1 she first began college. She said," I was always well prepared for my examinations 2 when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could3 because of nervousness and fear." Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.
These two young students were experiencing something4 text anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does not work as5 as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly6 the serious worry and nervousness.
Now there are special university courses to7 students. In these courses, psychologists(心理学家) try to help students by teaching them to manage8 anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of9 , First students take a practice test to measure(测量) their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is10 the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very worrying situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds11 more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
Doreen Sykora saw immediate results12 taking such a course. She now has a great interest in the relaxation ways. "13 what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I14 easily and let all the worry out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I'm quite doing well at McGill now. This relaxation15 works not only on examination, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.
For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.
