The purpose of this pilot study was to characterize test anxiety among first-year medical students at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and to test clinical hypnosis as a possible intervention. The “Prüfungsangstfragebogen,” a shortened and revised German version of the Test Anxiety Inventory, was used to estimate test anxiety. It was administered 3 times: at the commencement of winter term 2017/18 and 2 days prior to each of 2 mandatory oral anatomy exams. The test-anxiety categories emotionality, worry, interference, and lack of confidence were evaluated. The effect of clinical hypnosis on test anxiety was estimated. The global test anxiety and lack of confidence scores were reduced significantly over time in the group that underwent clinical hypnosis but not in the control group. Direct comparisons of hypnosis vs. control group yielded no statistically significant differences in the test anxiety scores.

这项初步研究的目的是表征埃尔兰根-纽伦堡大学一年级医学生的考试焦虑，并测试临床催眠作为可能的干预措施。“Prüfungsangstfragebogen”是测试焦虑量表的经过简化和修订的德语版本，用于评估测试焦虑。它被施用了3次：在2017/18冬季学期开始时和两次强制性口腔解剖检查中的每一个检查前2天。评估考试焦虑类别的情绪，忧虑，干扰和缺乏自信。评估了临床催眠对测试焦虑的影响。随着时间的推移，接受临床催眠治疗的组的整体测试焦虑和缺乏信心评分显着降低，而对照组则没有。催眠与催眠的直接比较