Doctors in Schools
7 tips for managing exam stress
School exams can be a very stressful time for teenagers, particularly year 12 exams. Some teenagers get stressed about every exam and others just one or two. But, the 2015 Mission Australia survey suggests that school and study are the top concerns for teenagers 15-19.
Stress around exam time can not only impact a teenager's mental health but also their physical health and general wellbeing. Having a stressed teenager in the house can also be difficult for the whole family. Helping your teenager manage their stress in the lead-up to exams can help them to study and also reduce the tension at home during the exam period.
My Study Life
My Study Life is a cross-platform study organising app for both students and teachers designed to assist in managing study responsibilities and as a result reduce stress. Learn more about the app and get more information on when it is appropriate to use, find out what young people thought of it, and read professional’s and young people’s advice for using it in practice.
This tool will assist with:
- stress management
- managing study responsibilities
- increasing organisational skills.
About My Study Life
My Study Life is a cross-platform app that can be used by both students and teachers. The primary focus of the app is to ensure that the user’s study or teaching life is easier to manage through improved organisational skills and reduce stress.
My Study Life allows the user to store relevant study information such as their classes, homework and exams which is saved both on their device and on the cloud, enabling them to have access to it at any time on both their mobile and desktop computer.Additionally, information is comprehensively mapped in the dashboard with additional features including a timetable, calendar, reminders and a progress bar for each task.
Where to access this tool
My Study Life is free to download and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
Our young people rated it 3.5/5
Our professionals rated it 4/5
When to use My Study Life
This app is suitable for any young person who is having difficulty in managing their current school work or may need a more complex organising tool to assist them.
What young people thought of My Study Life
Likes
- The amount of information regarding classes, locations and time.
- Once the information is in it is easy to use.
- Reminders for due dates function.
- It’s customisable.
Dislikes
- You can’t put more than one time for the same unit.
- It takes a while to set up.
- It can be confusing during the first time use.
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In Hand App
About In Hand
In Hand is an app in which gives simple things to do when you’re feeling low. It can benefit young people who often find themselves experiencing low moods and who don’t know how to get out of it.
This tool will assist with:
strategies for distraction or getting out of a low mood
providing a database of positive media to look back to when feeling low
recording and processing feelings.
When you open the app, you are asked how you are feeling and are given four options: Great, So-So, Not Good, or Awful. The Great and So-So options prompt you to browse inspirational messages and pictures, which you can share on Facebook or Twitter. The Not Good option gives you four things you can do to make you smile: be creative (take a photo), view some of your photos, watch one of your videos, or listen to music. The Awful option suggests writing it down or talking to someone, either a contact that you add or Lifeline, eheadspace or Kids Helpline.
Add to the Not Good section all the videos, photos and music that put you in a good mood.
Write down what you are feeling when you choose Awful and to record how often you feel this way and what seems to trigger your mood/feelings (outside the app if they want to keep track).
Where to access this tool
This app is free to download and use on Apple devices (iOS 6 or later) and Android devices.
Download from the App Store
Leanne Stables
Nurse
Doctors in School Program