EFFECT OF EXAM STRESS ON THE DYNAMICS OF VEGETATIVE INDICATORS OF STUDENTS WITH MELANCHOLIC TEMPERAMENT TYPE

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The research work was devoted to the change of vegetative indicators under the influence of the examination process in 32 first-year students depending on the temperament type of the nervous system. The vegetative indicators of students belonging to the melancholic temperament type were determined and recorded in 3 groups: on ordinary days, before the exam and after the exam. Before the exam process, systolic arterial pressure increased 115.9±3.0 mmHg (P<0.05), and diastolic arterial pressure increased to 78.4±3.0 mmHg (P<0.05), respectively. The number of heart beats per minute in the same group of students also increased by 6.7 units to 87.5±3.2 (P<0.05). The differences in vegetative indicators were also observed in all 3 groups. Thus, the results of this study we have obtained can be used in optimizing teaching activities, correcting exam stress, and protecting students' health.

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temperament melancholic type vegetative indicator students nervous system

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026) , с. 125-129
УДК 612.821:159.944.4-057.87

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2026-1-95-125-129