The effectiveness of stress management training in reducing the anxiety of exam children in exceptional children

َArezu Gorbanzadeh¹

1) M.Sc., Literature, Islamic Azad University, Khoy, Iran

IOI Code : XEBA-GKEBA
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress management training on reducing the symptoms of test anxiety among exceptional children. This research was an experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was all students in exceptional schools in Urmia. From the statistical population of the study, 30 people were selected and divided into two groups (control and experimental). The research tool was Sarason test anxiety disorder scale which was used in two stages of pre-test and post-test. It was covariance. The results showed that the test anxiety of the experimental group was significantly reduced compared to the control group in the post-test phase. Therefore, it can be claimed that teaching stress management strategies on mentally retarded children with test anxiety is effective and ¬ It can be used as an effective treatment method to reduce test anxiety in exceptional children.

Keywords : exam anxiety exceptional children stress management