Exam Anxiety Seminar At Private Bı̇lfen Antalya High Schools

A seminar on "Exam Anxiety" was organized by Ms Buse Sarı and Psychologist Ms. Ayşe Gökoğlu for 12th grade students at Private Bilfen Antalya High Schools on 29.03.2024. In the seminar, Ms. Sarı and Ms. Gökoğlu pointed out that test anxiety is necessary and useful at a certain level to be successful and informed our students about the causes of test anxiety. In the interactive seminar, they gave information to our students about techniques to cope with exam anxiety. They demonstrated the Breathing Exercise, Self-Suggestion Technique, Focusing Attention on Other Points Technique and Using Bridge Objects Technique to our students through practice. Near the end of the seminar, students were given balloons and asked to inflate them and write their biggest concerns on them. Our students inflated balloons and wrote their anxieties on them, and at the end of the seminar they popped their balloons and realized that they were in control of the whole process. Our speakers concluded the seminar with the messages "Set Your Goal, Dream, Believe in Your Success, Do Not Deny Your Anxiety, Get Rid of Your Prejudices and Think About Your Past Success".