Conquering Math Anxiety
A Self Help Workbook
by Cynthia Arem Ph.D.
Brooks Cole Publishing Company, Pacific, California
This stand-alone supplement presents a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to reducing math anxiety and math avoidance. It includes strategies for recognizing the sources of math anxiety, managing and reducing anxiety, reducing internal psychological stumbling blocks, improving attitude toward mathematics, building confidence, and improving math study and test-taking skills. The author includes visualizations that let students rehearse for success in math, exercises that will enhance student learning styles, and strategies to improve math study and test-taking skills. Designed so students can ''jump in'' anywhere, this comprehensive workbook provides a variety of exercises and worksheets along with detailed explanations of methods to help ''math-anxious'' students deal with and overcome math fears.
