SPECIFICS OF EDUCATIONAL STRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY DURING TEST PERIOD
This paper analyzes the features of the educational stress psychology students during the test period. The study involved 43 students of 3rd course of the Faculty of Psychology. According to the questionnaires, students are exposed to sufficiently strong stress in the test period. The level of stress on the student's record week increased by almost 80% of students, dropped by 7% and remained virtually unchanged at 14%. The level of anxiety before exams assessed as above average. Emotional burnout syndrome was expressed moderately. The most obvious factors contributing to the emergence of stress in students, are large workload and disorder in their personal lives. Least of all on the development of the educational stress affect the problem of living together with other students in the dormitory and the possible existence of a conflict in the group. Stress associated with studies, primarily manifested in a hurry and feeling the constant lack of time, and in a bad mood and depression. Least of all physiological effects of stress are marked. Among the physiological signs of the stress the students most frequently mentioned heart palpitations (56%), then points stiffness and muscle trembling, headaches and other pains. The main methods of stress relief were named tasty food and sleep (using 84% of respondents), communication and business interruption (70%) are used less frequently. Least of all students use for stress relief cigarettes and alcohol. The results of correlation analysis showed that the stronger the emotional exhaustion is expressed, the more intense the students noted in their diverse manifestations of academic stress. Low level of professionalism contributes to the reduction of the flow of a lighter academic stress.