A broader outlook to reduce pre-exam stress.

Stress, depression, and job burnout are plaguing the medical field. These issues have many causes, one of which is a stigma or the fear of being stigmatized that leads the sufferer to deny the problem or delay seeking help. In this article, I will share a recent story of how a mind adjustment from a negative view of the past failure to a broader outlook quickly and effectively reduced the pre-exam stress of a student in a class I am teaching.