讲座| 期末考快到了，如何与压力结伴同行？

During the session, students were guided through a game of "addition, subtraction, multiplication and division" to experience how they felt in different stress situations.

Students volunteered to summarise their own sources of stress in the game: difficulty, competition, time constraint. They also experienced their physical reactions to stressful conditions, such as rapid heartbeat, shaking hands, sweaty palms and blurry eyes.

"The Stress Spectrum Chart” helps students to quantify their stress level for the final exam on a scale of 1-10. Some students had a stress level of 1, while others had a stress level of 20!

Some students felt that the higher the stress level, the more motivated they were, while others felt that it was better to have as little stress as possible. So, what is the most appropriate stress level for revision efficiency?

Psychological research shows that learning is most effective when stress levels are moderate. Regardless of stress levels, simply 'decreasing' or 'increasing' stress levels are not an intelligent way to deal with stress. Students who have high stress level are encouraged to use 'breathing and relaxation method’ to reduce the body's stress response, or to relieve physical fatigue by doing exercises or sitting quietly with the eyes closed.

Students who are less stressed need to improve their concentration and focus on the tasks at hand.

The students’ figures at the Sports Festival appeared on the screen. These photos, which documented moments of striving, arouse a strong resonance among the students. It is certain that the stress accompanies the students and helped them to be better themselves during exams, Sports Festival or Student Council elections. Living with the stress, students can be more mature and be stronger.

Preparing for the final exam with pressure is like traveling with bags. What kind of food will you prepare?

The tutor checked the students' bags. Some students brought a lot of "junk food"-giving up, complaining, being nervous and anxious, paying too much attention to the opinions of others, and remorse.

These "junk food" received from parents or others is negative and becomes the burden of the students. Bringing these "junk food" may lead to the result that the students get less confident, less concentrated.

Some students bring energetic "supplies" like self-encouragement, concentration, clear goals, balance between learning and taking rests and support from family and peers.

These "healthy food" provides a steady stream of motivation for students to grow up healthily, and encourage children to face challenges, overcome difficulties and move forward to their dreams in a down-to-earth manner.