Is your child suffering from exam stress?

Top warning signs your child is about to burn out

Burnout is a term that is often associated with 30 something city workers or people suffering from a “midlife crisis”.  Such is the pressure from schools to sit in the right place in the league tables that some schools resort to questionable tactics to enforce that the teachers apply the right level of coercion to get their students to pass their exams. In the past schools may have left students to their own devices at revision time, now there is a revolving door of interventions from nearly all subjects vying for time with their students to get them to revise for their subject more. The upshot of this is that more students are feeling extreme pressure, and confusion, as to where to put their energies; many of whom lack the skills to cope with the exam pressure.

How might burnout manifest itself

Our infographic below explains how to identify the symptoms of burnout.

If you suffer from Panic attacks, then here is something that you can try to reduce their duration and severity

How to calm yourself down:

·        Distract yourself, count backwards from 100;

·        Relax your body through deep breathing, in through your nose and out through your mouth;

·        Frighten the panic. Shout at it in your mind “you go away stupid panic I am not going to give in.” Show your anger while saying it;

·        Panic attack will go away; they are not harmful to your body but to your grades;

·        Cover your nose & mouth, you will breathe in more CO₂ this way and slow your breathing;

·        To avoid onset of panic attacks before an exam go for a walk, do some physical exercise. During exams, you can stretch your legs, do some neck exercise, and deep breathing.

Are there ways to Prevent Burnout?

Knowing that you are carrying out effective revision and you are on track to finish at your desired grade can really help ensure that you don’t burn out and as we know burnout means that you stop working and feel even more stressed.  To find out more about effective revision tips check out our e-book on Amazon or come along to one of our parent sessions.

Written by Chris Jones

References

Success in Exam by Dr I. Ghatak

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