Psychological stress in children:
Parents live with their children during a period of tension and psychological pressure during exams, and the reasons why the student is tense and sometimes unable to take the exam must be found out.
Among the most prominent of these reasons is the fear of failure and the reaction of others, especially parents and the teacher, especially with whom the student has a good relationship.
For parents:
The guardian usually searches for excellence in his son, which pushes him to put pressure on him by likening him to others and expressing his desire for his son to be like any distinguished person in the family without awareness or consideration of the child's real capabilities and abilities, which is what generates tension and psychological pressure in the child.
Fear of failure in the child in and of itself:
The problem may be in the child itself, as some children are afraid of failure, and this category of children doubts their capabilities and abilities, as well as the love of those around them, especially their family. Therefore, you find them always wondering about the extent of their love for him, and these children feel a sense of lack of confidence in The self, which are factors that make the ground suitable for feeling tension and psychological pressure during the examination period.
Symptoms of stress in children:
Behavioral symptoms:
During the examination period, the child shows unfamiliar behavioral symptoms, such as becoming riotous and a lot of movement, or vice versa, he becomes less active and less talkative.
Physical symptoms:
Tachycardia, pain in the head, joints, and abdomen, with difficulty breathing, muscle tightness, and sometimes diarrhea.
Sleep disturbances and disturbing dreams.
Eating disorders in children:
Adolescents tend to eat sweets because the hormones responsible for psychological stress rise when eating sugars, and the more the teenager eats sugars, the more nervous he becomes, and mothers have a very important role to play in caring for their children to eat during this period.
Psychological symptoms:
The child becomes nervous, shouts a lot, and in some cases becomes depressed.
It also becomes a lot of crying for insignificant reasons or without reasons, which is expressed by tension and psychological pressure as a result of doubt in the capabilities and capabilities.
Forgetfulness is also not the result of neglect in children, but rather it is the result of tension and psychological pressure, which has been proven by many studies and research in this field.
Tips to avoid stress and stress:
- Stay away from fast food rich in fat and take meals that contain sugars with a low glycemic index, that is, slow-digesting sugars, which are foods that help to avoid stress, psychological stress and depression.
- Sleep enough to avoid exhaustion during exams.
- Practicing recreational activities that the child used to do in conjunction with exams.
- Practicing sports activities because it is very important to achieve psychological and mental balance.
- Going out and having fun at the weekend.
- Encouraging children and adolescents to engage in social activity because it is very important in achieving balance in their personality and helps them even in their studies.
- The family remains the mainstay for protecting the child from tension and stress and achieving balance in his personality during the examination period.
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Psychosocial Health