The 2023 general secondary exams will be held from June 12 to July 13 and the tests will be conducted with optional and essay questions, representing 15% of the marks for each subject.
Asma Murad, a specialist in sociology and family counseling, explains to “Sky News Arabia” the most important psychological factors that must be taken into account to ensure the stability of the psychological state of students during the period of these exams:
Provide an atmosphere of extreme calm at home and reduce visits from family and friends. Prevent anything that could disturb the students’ concentration. Reduce excessive counseling for students in this stage to ease the anxiety off their shoulders. When a student feels undue pressure, they must be allowed to unload their load appropriately, especially for girls who may find in crying a way to unload those loads, and then listen to our sons and understand the difficulties they are in confronted. Participate with our children by discussing their plan to study and understand subjects that are difficult for them. Directing the student to start with the parts that he was able to digest and absorb and emphasize them in order to give him motivation and an incentive that increases his sense of accomplishment and pushes him to finish his studies in earnest. She prefers to study early in the morning and do practice tests that simulate exams. Support students by giving them space to entertain themselves during this time, even for a short time. The human mind cannot absorb the long and focused study, and therefore it must have space to rest and good sleep, in order to absorb the information and discharge it. Provide the student with the appropriate tools as much as possible and prepare them before taking the exam.
The importance of a healthy diet and its observance
Regarding the importance of nutrition during exam period, Dr. Emad El-Din Fahmy, clinical nutrition consultant, says that nutrition in general is a culture and a cumulative process, and food cannot fundamentally change the orientation of the student during the exam period. only, pointing out that malnutrition in the early stages of life leads to decline.Children’s intelligence rate as they grow up, their aggressive behavior increases and affects all bodily processes in the future, adding that calmness and providing a noise-free environment, good sleep and staying up late for long periods of time are very important factors.
The therapeutic nutrition consultant adds to Sky News Arabia that intelligence is made up of two parts, one of which is social, acquired from the surrounding environment, and the second part is related to the intelligence of arithmetic, memorization , etc., and the last is affected by the hereditary factor on the one hand, as well as nutrition on the other. Fahmy draws attention to nutritional behaviors that can be observed during secondary examinations:
Aware of the importance of water, as drought in all its forms and in all degrees reduces students’ concentration by as much as 20%. Eating peanut butter is important because it contains omega 3. Drinking whole milk because it contains cholesterol, which acts as a coordinator for nerve cells and makes up the cell wall of the body. Eggs contain very good amounts of protein and come in the second stage after breast milk and contain useful amino acids, cholesterol and substances that nourish the brain and improve memory. Fish, which contains zinc and omega-3s, which are very important. Red meat that contains protein, iron and vitamins. Eggs and beans are suitable alternatives if meat is not available, especially when lemon is added. The brain consumes large amounts of calories during its work, and its consumption depends on glutamic acid and aspartic acid, which are available in legumes, eggs and nuts. Avoid pastries, sweets, processed foods, soft drinks and energy drinks, and reduce caffeine, which causes diuresis and sleep disturbances, and negatively affects uric acid.
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