Examination phobia and related psycho-somatic problems among the class X board examinees Saha Kaberi Department of Education, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India Corresponding author: drsahakaberi@gmail.com
Online published on 2 July, 2012. Abstract The present study was undertaken with the aim to know about examination phobia and related psycho-somatic problems among the Class X Board Examinee. The data was collected from the students of Class X (Boys = 60, Girls = 60) from four selected schools recognized by the Central Board of Secondary Education, India. A self made questionnaire (r = 0.64) having two sections consisting of the courses of examination phobia, and the related psycho-somatic problems were used. The response was made in three point scale (always, sometimes, never). The data was analysed by using Chi Square test. The finding of the study reveals that, examination phobia is caused by different personal, parental and teacher related factors. Some of the major personal factors are nervousness, poor preparation, fear of parents and teacher, punishment, not getting admission in a reputed institution in future, tough competition among the class mates etc. The study also found that too much parental pressure like pressure of securing more than eighty percent, too much parental involvement of parents during study, parent's social prestige and the teacher related factors like scolding for not getting good marks, too much class test, to keep the reputation of the institution high as well as teacher's discouragement to some extent causes examination phobia. A significant number of students reported they due to examination phobia, they suffer from different psycho-somatic problems like nausea, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, irritability, restlessness, inability to recall, confusion etc. Examination phobia though natural to some extent but too much phobia may become barrier for good performance. In extreme stage it may bad the student for committing suicide. Hence parents and teachers should try to help the students to cope with this type of phobia instead of creating ‘do or die’ situation or getting good grade or marks. In case of extreme phobia, the help of a counselor should be taken. Top Keywords Examination phobia, examination anxiety, psycho-somatic problem and examination phobia. Top |