In a recent survey among adults, 93% of them reported feeling some sort of apprehensiveness regarding the subject of maths. The fact that this problem is so rampant and severe that it has been studied for the past seven decades speaks a lot for itself. It is defined as a feeling of tension and anxiety that interferes with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in ordinary life and academic situations. Like other forms of anxiety, math anxiety also has different levels. According to a report, 17% of the US population has a high level of anxiety whereas some reports say that girls have higher levels of anxiety than boys. This like any other problem develops in childhood and then has a lifelong impact. Parents and teachers can offer great help to students in this case. Paying more attention to maths and also studying the subject regularly can tackle the problem very well.
