Thursday, October 2, 2014

Math Anxiety symptoms, like any other type of anxiety

Math anxiety is like any other type of anxiety. People with math anxiety suffers different physical symptoms. These symptoms can also be present in other types of anxiety.
These symptoms are:

Physical symptoms
  • Queasy stomach, butterflies
  • Clammy hands and feet
  • Increased or irregular heartbeat
  • Muscle tension
  • Clench fists
  • Tight shoulders
  • Shortness of breath, feeling like going to faint
  • Headache
  • Shakiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Cold sweat, excessive perspiration
Psychological symptoms
  • Negative self talk
  • Panic or fear
  • Desire to flee the situation or avoid it together
  • A feeling of helplessness
  • Feeling of inability to cope
  • Mental disorganization, incoherent thinking
  • Feeling of failure or worthlessness
  • Extreme tension
  • Nervousness
  • Inability to recall material studied
All the symptoms presented above are also found in other types of anxiety like phobias.

If you give importance to a person having these symptoms and suffering from any type of anxiety, why can't you give equal
importance to those suffering the same symptoms and have MATH ANXIETY?
                            
 

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