01270nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001700118653001600135653001900151653002100170653003500191100002000226700002800246245008700274300001200361490000600373520064500379022001401024020001401038       1996                            d  c07/1996bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aTest anxiety10aperformance10aBasic research10aApplied research10aCognitive-behavioral treatment1 aAmalia Escalona1 aJuan José Miguel-Tobal00aTest anxiety: historical developments and main current contributions for treatment  a195-2090 v23 aIn this paper, a wide review of topic of test anxiety as well as its relationship to performance is delineated, highlighting both historical developments and main current contributions along this century. From an applied point of view, authors focus on the current study of the treatment of test anxiety, pointing out the high efficacy of the cognitive-behavioral programs and describing two treatment programs whose main aims are to reduce test anxiety and increase performance. Finally, some reflections about the importance of this field and the necessity of a more fruitful relationship between basic and applied reaearch, are proposed.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437