Exams are fast approaching and students are seriously preparing their lessons. But it's also time students put themselves under heavy pressure inviting a whole lot of unwarranted mental distress and ailments.
Once children are struck by exam phobia, it's certain that they might not be able to perform well, even in subjects they had studied well. This can adversely affect their results, especially for students who are appearing for board exams.
Exam phobia is a mental disorder, characterised by symptoms such as depression, anxiety, excitement, loss of appetite, fear, shivering and so on.
Watch the following video in which Santhosh Sisupal, a positive psychologist and health journalist, demonstrates a simple exercise, that can help students relax and perform well in the exam.
The exercise can be performed even in the examination hall without attracting anyone's attention.
