PERSONALITY TYPES AS CORRELATES OF TEST ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY BASED AND HOSPITAL BASED NURSING STUDENTS
ABSTRACT Test anxiety is an unpleasant state characterized by feelings of tension, apprehension, worrisome thoughts and the activation of the autonomic nervous system when an individual faces evaluative achievement-demanding situation. It is the uneasiness felt by students who had fear of failing an examination and/or test taking. This leads to hyper-arousal conditions that result in the physiological, emotional and intellectual changes that prevent the use of previously learned information during ...
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