Test Anxiety Reduction Services

Dr. David Ross, Counselor

Relaxation Recordings and Scripts

The following table is a list of relaxation recordings (In MP3 format) and scripts (As a Word document) that can be used by counselors as part of a test anxiety reduction program. These are the recordings that Dr. Ross uses with his student workbook. Permission is granted to school personnel to use and copy this material, provided proper credit is given.

Downloading Instructions:

PC: Click on the link, your media player (i.e. Windows Media or RealPlayer) will download it and start playing it. If you wish to save it to your computer, then right click and you will get a prompt that will say, “Save Target As…” or “Save as…” and you can follow that to save it to your computer.

Mac: Click on the link and hold down the button, a pop-up menu will appear that will give you choices of either playing or saving. Open will download the file and your media player will start playing it. Save will prompt you to save it to your computer.

Deep Muscle relaxation. A 11 minute recording that walks students through a tense/relax method. It concludes with asking the students to imagine a "Neutral Scene"

Deep Breathing relaxation. A 2 minute recording focusing on diaphram breathing. It concludes with asking the students to imagine a "Neutral Scene."
Test Anxiety Step 1. The first of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method. Test Anxiety Step 2. The second of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method.
Test Anxiety Step 3. The third of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method. Test Anxiety Step 4. The fourth of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method.
Test Anxiety Step 5. The fifth of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method. Test Anxiety Step 6. The sixth of a six step desensitization of test anxiety. It uses the same relaxation recording as in the Deep Muscle method.
Scripts for Recordings. A Word Document with the actual scripts use for the recordings. Are you looking for Speech Anxiety Reduction Materials? They can be obtained by contacting Dr. Ross directly.
Dr. Ross' Home Page
College of Lake County Home Page
Return to Test Anxiety Services Page