{"id":18058,"date":"2020-01-24T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/?p=18058"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T12:42:27","slug":"5-effective-ways-to-overcome-a-mental-block-when-youre-taking-an-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-english-5-effective-ways-to-overcome-a-mental-block-when-youre-taking-an-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Effective Ways To Overcome A Mental Block When You\u2019re Taking An Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever found yourself in the following situation: you\u2019re sitting at the exam hall in front of a blank piece of paper and desperately trying to think of something to write, but nothing comes to your mind? That\u2019s what psychologists call <strong>a \u201cmental block\u201d<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-english-7-habits-of-successful-language-learners\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">language learner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you risk experiencing a mental block <strong>during your language test<\/strong>. To overcome that unpleasant situation, you should learn how to reduce your stress levels and maintain concentration during the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will discuss five effective ways on how to get around mental blocks and complete all the tasks successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Use your\u00a0body to make\u00a0your brain calm down<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of our body systems are interconnected and dependent on each other. So if you want to get around mental blocks, you should prepare for the exam not only mentally, but <strong>also physically<\/strong>. Here are six tips that may help you to pass the test:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eat a healthy meal before the exam<\/strong>. Processed foods, artificial sweeteners, carbonated soft drinks, chocolate, and junk foods may boost your stress levels, so you should avoid consuming them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to <strong>drink enough water<\/strong> before the exam and feel free to take water into the examination hall. Scientists say that water consumption may alleviate anxiety and may have a physiological effect on thinking functions that lead to improved exam performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Make a smile<\/strong>. Scientific studies suggest that holding a smile on one\u2019s face helps to lower heart rates and to get rid of anxiety.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18062\" src=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Tips on how to calm your brain\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-200x134.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-800x534.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-calm-down.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhelp.net\/stress\/reduction\/muscle-relaxation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">progressive muscle relaxation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Clench both fists, and try to squeeze them as hard as you can for several seconds. Then release all the tension in your fingers, your hands, and your arms. This simple exercise will send a message to your brain to calm down.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a <strong>good night\u2019s sleep before the test<\/strong>. It will boost your brain power and concentration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Don\u2019t skip the workouts<\/strong>. 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);margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2><b>Change your attitude towards the possible failure\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes you feel anxious? What thoughts scare you the most?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your biggest fear is the fear of failure, you should understand one important thing. If it happens that you fail your TOEFL or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/auth.global-exam.com\/register?redirect_to_exam=dele&amp;_ga=2.202848022.605694462.1579537404-944379657.1579537404\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DELE test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the world will not end. No matter what the results of your exam will be, the grass will be green, the sun will be hot, and most importantly, your family will be alive and in good health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s obvious that no one likes to lose. And if you have been studying hard for a few months, it\u2019s natural that you want to pass the test. But the truth is that <strong>nothing terrible will happen if you fail<\/strong>, because you will have another chance to pass the test in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo overcome the mental block, you should permit yourself to fail. If you stop considering an exam failure as the worst thing that can happen in your life, you will get rid of anxiousness,\u201d says Timothy Williams, a certified translator at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewordpoint.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheWordPoint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Calm down your nerves before the exam starts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key problem is that students tend to get nervous long before the exam starts. And at the moment they enter the exam hall, their <strong>stress levels exceed all the possible limits<\/strong>, and their minds go blank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want to fail the exam because of high stress levels, you should calm down your nerves before you enter the hall. Here are a few tricks that may help you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay away from fellow students who express negativity and look nervous. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/jan\/27\/anxiety-is-contagious-oliver-burkeman\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety is contagious<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so once you start talking to someone who feels anxious, you will also feel anxious.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Listen to your favorite songs<\/strong>. It will help you to get rid of anxious thoughts and will improve your mood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your stress level is rising, and you feel like you are losing control over your thoughts, try to <strong>distract yourself<\/strong>. Watch cat videos on YouTube, call your friend \u2013 do whatever helps your mind to unwind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show up at least 10 minutes before the exam will start. You should have enough time to prepare yourself mentally and look around.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Challenge your \u201canxious\u201d thinking\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think about something bad, it doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s true or that it will actually happen. For instance, if you believe in the statement \u201cI will fail this exam\u201d, it doesn\u2019t mean you will fail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18063\" src=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Learn how to challenge anxious thinking\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/challenge-anxious-thinking.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you tend to think negatively and have a feeling like something bad will definitely happen, it means you fall into so-called thinking traps. Here are a few examples of thinking traps that may contribute to your anxiety:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mind-reading trap: \u201cMy friends will think I\u2019m stupid.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over-generalization trap: \u201cI never pass tests on the first attempt.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortune-telling: \u201cI know I\u2019ll make lots of mistakes.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To overcome a mental block, you should <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anxietycanada.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Test_Anxiety_Booklet.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">replace your anxious thoughts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with more realistic ones. You can do it in the following way. Write down the thoughts that drive anxiety and then tweak these thoughts to make them sound more real and positive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s consider an example to make it clear. Let\u2019s say your \u201canxious\u201d though sounds like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy vocabulary is weak, and I\u2019m terrible at tests. I\u2019m going to fail my DELE exam. I\u2019ll never achieve my goal!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your realistic thought should sound like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m not fluent in Spanish. However, I find it easy to read books in Spanish. I don\u2019t know whether I know enough words to complete the test, but I will try my best tomorrow. If I fail the exam, I will pass it on the second attempt, and sooner or later, I will achieve my goal.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Avoid \u201cCramming\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s impossible to remember a thousand new words and dozens of grammar rules in a day. So please, don\u2019t even try it to do it. You should spend the day before the exam on revising what you have already learned rather than studying new topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want to lower your chances to pass the test, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=EJ771779\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">don\u2019t cram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the night before your test.\u00a0 The \u201ccramming\u201d may <strong>overload your brain<\/strong> and cause mind blanks during the exam. You don\u2019t want that happen to you, do you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case if you have just a few days or a few hours to prepare for your exam, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a<strong> systematic approach<\/strong> to refresh your memory. For instance, use a verb tense revision chart or worksheet to remind yourself of what you have learned about all the verb tenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a<strong> list of your common mistakes<\/strong> and revise rules and topics that will help you to avoid these mistakes when you\u2019re taking an exam. For example, if you tend to misuse modal verbs, you should revise grammar rules related to this topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, don\u2019t try to learn each and every topic you haven\u2019t learned yet. Trying to memorize everything, you will remember nothing. Better choose the most important topic and focus on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the tips given in this article are safe and effective, so feel free to use them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And keep in mind that being well prepared for the test is <strong>the best way to reduce anxiety<\/strong>. The more you will study, the better results you will get.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIO:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erica Sunarjo is is a professional writer at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bestwritersonline.com\/best-essay-writing-service\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BestWritersOnline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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