Passing the Unified State Exam is a milestone in the life of a graduate and their parents, so the excitement is understandable. Advice on how to best get through this stage, given psychologist of the school-lyceum No. 17 of Simferopol Zhanna Kokoreva.
There is no need to be afraid of the exam, but you must prepare for it seriously and responsibly. No need to try to learn everything on the last night, you will have enough time and you need to prepare systematically.
It is necessary to build a daily routine for schoolchildren, in which time would be allocated for preparation for the exam. You must prepare every day, at the same time. Moreover, it should be a time of intellectual activity and better perception, not a time of yawning.
The best time for intellectual activity is individual for each person and depends on daily activity cycles, so to determine what time is best for preparation, everyone must himself and then adhere to this time – then the material will be learned in the best way.
During the preparation, nothing should distract. Everything you need should be close at hand so you don’t have to waste time searching. There is enough time for preparation, but it should be taught to take care of it from childhood.
There must be days off – Saturday, Sunday and one day in the middle of the week. Nowadays, the student can do what he likes, sports, communication – to recover emotionally.
On the very day of the examination, a slight excitement will even be beneficial – it mobilizes the body to solve the problem. But if the excitement has reached a level of panic and it is impossible to concentrate, you need to stop and analyze what caused the fear, what real consequences are possible if the task is not completed and what can be done to complete it. Such introspection can bring a person back to himself.
But the psychologist does not advise suppressing fear with drugs. After all, they will not only weaken fear, but also dampen the intellectual work of the brain, which is so important when passing the exam.
In general, calmly prepare yourself every day, give yourself days off, do not bring a slight excitement to panic, and if this happens, solve the problem not with pills, but with introspection – and you will succeed.
