A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance

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Autor(a) principal: Cavalca, Alexandre Matheus Baesso
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Almeida, Marcos dos Santos de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
spa
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acu.2022.100194
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/240097
Resumo: Pre-exam anxiety is highly prevalent among students of all educational levels, leading to decreased performance. This anxiety causes psychological and physiological changes related to stress, which can affect the formation of self-efficacy beliefs. Studies have shown a correlation between pre-exam anxiety, self-efficacy and academic performance. Acupuncture (AC) has an anxiolytic effect recognized in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and anxiety in the pre-operative and pre-exam period. Stress-related variables such as cortisol level, blood pressure and heart rate can be modulated by AC. Brain regions related to the control of the autonomic nervous system, emotional, memory and cognitive processing are also modulated by AC. Therefore, the aim of this study is present a hypothesis about how the AC reduces anxiety and stress through neuroendocrine modulation, optimizing the formation of self-efficacy beliefs, which promote behaviors responsible for improved performance.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
Una hipótesis sobre el mecanismo de acción ansiolítico de la acupuntura y su efecto en la formación de creencias de autoeficiencia y rendimiento académico
title A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
spellingShingle A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
Cavalca, Alexandre Matheus Baesso
academic exams
Acupuncture
anxiety
performance
self-efficacy
title_short A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
title_full A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
title_fullStr A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
title_full_unstemmed A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
title_sort A hypothesis about acupuncture's anxiolytic mechanism of action and its effect on the formation of self-efficacy beliefs and academic performance
author Cavalca, Alexandre Matheus Baesso
author_facet Cavalca, Alexandre Matheus Baesso
Almeida, Marcos dos Santos de
author_role author
author2 Almeida, Marcos dos Santos de
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Federal University of Alfenas
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cavalca, Alexandre Matheus Baesso
Almeida, Marcos dos Santos de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv academic exams
Acupuncture
anxiety
performance
self-efficacy
topic academic exams
Acupuncture
anxiety
performance
self-efficacy
description Pre-exam anxiety is highly prevalent among students of all educational levels, leading to decreased performance. This anxiety causes psychological and physiological changes related to stress, which can affect the formation of self-efficacy beliefs. Studies have shown a correlation between pre-exam anxiety, self-efficacy and academic performance. Acupuncture (AC) has an anxiolytic effect recognized in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and anxiety in the pre-operative and pre-exam period. Stress-related variables such as cortisol level, blood pressure and heart rate can be modulated by AC. Brain regions related to the control of the autonomic nervous system, emotional, memory and cognitive processing are also modulated by AC. Therefore, the aim of this study is present a hypothesis about how the AC reduces anxiety and stress through neuroendocrine modulation, optimizing the formation of self-efficacy beliefs, which promote behaviors responsible for improved performance.
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