Exam and Performance Anxiety

Sometimes, choosing a major in university is about understanding which profession you don't want. The direction an individual will evolve in is determined by choices made after graduation, such as company selection, master's degrees, and courses taken. Life and work are like a tree; they consist of many choices rather than a single straight path.

Exam anxiety can be defined as worry, tension, and apprehension related to exams that prevent the effective use of learned material during the exam and lead to decreased performance. The meaning a person assigns to the exam, the mental images they have of the exam itself, their attributions to the aftermath, and the importance they place on the perceived gains and losses after the exam all influence the formation of exam anxiety.