“…However, anxiety can become a problem when it causes emotional discomfort and interferes with individual functioning academically or daily life. Several characteristics can be seen in students with academic anxiety: having maladaptive thought patterns, giving unnecessary attention, physiological stress, and showing inappropriate behavior (Adhitama et al, 2022;Purwaningtyas, 2020). Some thought patterns include worrying about failure, criticizing and blaming yourself, and mistaken beliefs (for example, believing that a few mistakes equal failure) (Mukminina & Abidin, 2020;Wardhani & Puji, 2022).…”