Impact of Hypnotherapy on Examination Anxiety and Scholastic Performance among School Children.
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2011-10
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Aim: The aim of the present research was to study the impact of hypnotherapy as treatment
intervention in overcoming examination anxiety and improving scholastic achievement.
Method: A 10 item anxiety test developed by Nist and Diehl (1990) was administered on
10 school children of 13 and 14 years of age. Following pre and post test design, anxiety
and scholastic achievement scores were obtained both before and after hypnotherapy
intervention. The children were given 2 sessions each week in a month just before the
exams and before each exam day. The hypnosis techniques used were relaxation exercises,
anxiety management about taking and giving exams and positive suggestions given to the
subconscious mind. Results: Pre test anxiety scores ranged from 80-92% among all the
children while post test anxiety scores dropped to a range of 60-68 %. The pre test academic
scores ranged 50-57% while post intervention scores increased by 10-15%. Further, anxiety
symptoms of forgetting before the exam, excessive nervousness, sweating during and before
the exam, going blank after seeing the paper were all controlled/eliminated after
hypnotherapy and these were observed by the teachers, parents and the children themselves.
Conclusion: These results indicated that hypnotherapy as treatment intervention proved
to be effective in reducing exam anxiety and improving scholastic performance among
children.
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Examination anxiety, scholastic performance
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Mathur Shachi, Khan Waheeda. Impact of Hypnotherapy on Examination Anxiety and Scholastic Performance among School Children. Delhi Psychiatry journal. 2011 Oct; 14 (2): 337-342.