“ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY A CORRELATION STUDY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS”

Abstract

Anxiety is an emotioncharacterized by feeling of tension worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pleasure.Have a rapid heartbeat. It can be a normal reaction to stress. For example, might feel anxious when faced with a difficult problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. It can help to cope. The anxiety may give a boost of energy or help to focus. But for people with anxiety disorders, the fear is not temporary and can be overwhelming. .Anxiety disorders are condition in which have anxiety that does not go away and can get worse over time. The symptoms can interfere with daily activities such as
job performance, schoolwork, and relationships.Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).People with GAD worry about ordinary issues such as health, money, work, and family. But their worries are excessive, and they have them almost every day for at least 6 months. People with panic disorder have panic attacks. These are sudden, repeated periods of intense fear when there is no danger. The attacks come on quickly and can last several minutes or more.People with phobias have an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Their fear may be about spiders, flying, going to crowded places, or being in social situations (known as social anxiety).To diagnose anxiety disorders, health care provider will about to symptoms and medical history. It may also have a physical exam and lab tests to make sure that a different health problem is not the cause ofsymptom.The main treatments for anxiety disorders are
psychotherapy (talk therapy), medicines, or both.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that is often used to treat anxiety disorders. CBT teaches different ways of thinking and behaving. It can help to change howto react to the things that cause to feel fear and anxiety. It may include exposure therapy. This focuses on having confront to fears so that will be able to do the things that had been avoiding.Medicines to treat anxiety disorders include antianxiety medicines and certain antidepressants Some types of medicines may work better for specific types of anxiety disorders. The people should work closely with the health care provider to identify which medicine is best.It may need to try more than one medicine before it can find the right one. It is a natural process of body responses to stress. It is a feeling of fear or apprehension about what to come. Schools and educators are under increasing pressure to meet achievement standards. However, there are variables which may interfere with the authentic measurement of student achievement, such as test anxiety. In addition, test anxiety has risen with the use of test-based accountability