school anxiety
Classroom-triggered stress response
School anxiety is fear or distress associated with attending school or facing school-related situations.
It ranges from mild nervousness before tests to severe dread that makes a child reluctant to leave home.
Common triggers include academic pressure, social situations, separation from parents, or specific fears like public speaking: Her school anxiety peaked during exam week.
Distinguished from normal jitters by its intensity and persistence.
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- can't breatheUnable to inhale
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
fear · nervous · test · homework · grades · report card · bullying · stomach · nausea · throwing up · sweating · avoidance · tears · morning · bus · classroom · first day · locker
- teen anxietypeer pressure, self-doubt, nervousness, worry, insecurity
- child distressfear of dark, fearfulness, nervousness, nightmares, panic
- social fearssocial phobia, fear of judgment, fear of rejection, fear of embarrassment, shyness
- fears and aversionsphobias, needle phobia
school anxietyschool readiness
Developmental preparation for education
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