What have you tried in attempting to get your test-taking stress under control? Maybe you have already been through a study skills program to see if that would help your test-taking anxiety. Clearly, a listening skills class or note-taking course won't help you with test stress, and a time management or personal organization course will only have minimal effect. These skills, while worthwhile alone, don't directly address stress control. You can be the greatest student, the smartest academically, but if you don't get your stress under control, you just won't perform to your potential on tests. This article examines the ten major ways students create needles stress for themselves by violating the psychological basics of preparation for test taking. 768 words.