Academic Skills for Success

Question: Explain about the topic "Academic Skills for Success". Answer: Executive summary Anxiety and stress due the modern lifestyle is at a rise and the effects are seen mainly among the students. Anxiety and stress are affecting the power of recall among the students. The main reason of failing to recall the information is due to the neuro-physiological changes that takes place in the brain when the student suffers from anxiety and stress. It has been found that the individuals themselves regulate the human emotions, which at times gets affected when the person goes through any stressful situation. Hence, when the person is feeling stressed out, the person can control the situation by taking deep breath, listening to music and other activities which will diver the mind. Studies have found that the junior student are prone to anxiety and stress as they are new to the pressure of education. The senior students have been acquainted to the pressure and hence they manage the curriculum in a better manner. Many times, it has been seen that the students fail in the examinatio ns not because of lack of studies but because of the fear of not scoring property in the examination. Recreational activities like yoga, spending time with pets, listening to music, and going out for stroll are recommended to reduce the amount of stress experienced by the students. Introduction Due to the fast pace of life and the rise competition among the individuals, the amount of stress and anxiety is increasing steeply. The urge to stay ahead in the race and perform well than the competitions builds up a pressure on the individuals and at times, they succumb to the pressure (Hyman and Pedrick 2012). The students are also feeling the pressure and the stress is affecting their memory when they are sitting for the examinations. The burden of faring well in the examinations and the pressure of studies are creating a tension among them and they are not able to prepare for the examinations in full-fledged manner (Silverton 2012). The report will mainly focus on the problems of recalling that are rising among the students. The report will further evaluate the problems to check the situation that are mainly responsible for the pressure among the students. A recommendation will be given at the end of the report, which will have the remedies that will help the student to overcom e the stress and perform peacefully in the examinations. Conclusion It can be concluded that the anxiety and stress can be the main reasons behind the problems of recalling the information during the examinations. It has been seen that the under-graduate students who are in the first and second year of their study suffer from more stress than the final year students. It can be mainly due to the facts the final year students have understood the ways to tackle the stress. It has also been seen that other than the stress of the examinations, the students who belong from poor economic background also suffer from the stress. However, it was found that leisure activities that can be done outside the house or keeping a pet in the house might reduce stress. The students will then spend time outside the studies and will be able to concentrate on studies in a better manner. References Hyman, B. and Pedrick, C. (2012).Anxiety disorders. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books. Silverton, S. (2012).The mindfulness breakthrough. London: Watkins Pub.