ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY A CORRELATION STUDY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by a 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, you 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 conditions in which you 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, a health care provider will ask about 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 of the symptoms. 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 how you react to the things that cause you to feel fear and anxiety. It may include exposure therapy. This focuses on having tog confrono fears so that will be able to do the things that had been avoiding. Medicines to treat anxiety disorders include anti-anxietymedicines 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 is to come. Schools and educators are under increasing pressure to meet achievement standards. However, there are variables that 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. This study investigate anxietyand personality A correlation study among secondary school students. It is suggested that people with certain personality traits are more likely to have anxiety. For example, children who are perfectionists are easily flustered, timid, inhibited, lack self-esteem, want to control everything, and sometimes develop anxiety during childhood and adolescence as adults. In this context, the main purpose of the study was to examine Anxiety and personality A correlation study among secondary school students. The study   also aimed to find out correlation between the variable . The study wascarried carried out on students of 8thgrade grade in the city of Mysore. The sample for the study consisted of 50 male and 50 femalestudents, and datawas was collected by using tools such asthe Eysenckk personality inventory to measure the level of personalityof of secondary school students andthe Sinhass comprehensive anxiety test to measure the anxiety ofsecondary school students. The result shows that the majority (52%) of secondary school students possess a moderate level of anxiety. It is also seen that only 21% and 27% of secondary school students possess low and high levels of anxiety, respectively. majority (51%) of secondary school students possess moderate levels of personality, and it is also seen that only 22% and 27% of the secondary schools possess low and high levels of personality, respectively. There is a significant difference between the Anxiety of maleand female secondary school students There is a significant difference between the personality of maleand female secondary school students There is a positive, insignificant relationship between the anxiety and personality of secondary school students.