Rate of anxiety disorder evaluation of the incidence of the 8th grade students who was diagnosed as obsessive compulsive disorder

The goal of this research is to discover the frequency of exam anxiety disorder on 8th grade students who have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In this research, yale-brown obsession compulsion scale has been used as a data capture tool in order to identify the obsession compulsion symptoms. Westside Exam Anxiety Scale and demographic variables Individual Information Forms have been used for evaluation. In the results, as the scores of obsession-compulsion scales increase, obsession, compulsion subscales and exam anxiety scores also increase. It is found that the exam anxiety increases with the increment of obsession symptoms. As the compulsion symptoms increase, exam anxiety disorder scores increase, too. With the escalation of obsession compulsion symptoms, the exam anxiety increases. In terms of demographic variables, it can be seen that the girls show much more obsessive compulsive symptoms and exam anxiety than boys. Therefore, there is clear negative correlation between school success and exam anxiety. The income rate and educational status of the students' parents have an effect on their exam anxiety disorder. As a result, as the family's income status falls down, the exam anxiety disorder rises up. Key Words : Obsessive, Compulsıve, Exam Anxiety