01367nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002500118653001200143653001700155653002300172653002400195653001700219653001000236100004100246700002700287245006800314300001200382490000700394520069600401022001401097020001401111       2014                            d  c07/2014bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAcademic achievement10aarticle10aemotionality10airrational anxiety10astate trait anxiety10aTest anxiety10aWorry1 aMaría del Camino Escolar-Llamazares1 aIsabel Serrano-Pintado00aDefinition of the construct test anxiety in university students  a165-1800 v203 aThe definition of the construct test anxiety has been controversial and there is no unanimous agreement. This is the reason why we have proposed a definition that, on the one hand, is within Spielberger s conceptualization currently in force, and on the other hand, makes a distinction between two types of students; those who. quoting Wolpe (1958), suffer from rational anxiety and those who suffer from irrational anxiety. Our definition is aimed at those students who suffer from irrational test anxiety, that is, students who, in exam situations, despite being well-prepared, suffer from a weakening fear that results in a lower academic performance or even leads to avoidance behaviors.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437