Abstract
In Indonesia, thesis is a scientific paper written by prospective undergraduates as a requirement to obtain a bachelor's degree in an undergraduate study program which of course in the process often experiences anxiety which will affect the performance of students on campus, especially students of the Faculty of Medicine. This study aims to determine the level of anxiety in the implementation of student essay at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. This research is a descriptive research with survey method. The number of samples is 170 respondents and sampling method using random sampling technique. The results of the study showed the prevalence of anxiety levels in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University class 2017 in the mild category as many as 135 people (79.4%), the moderate category as many as 31 people (18.2%) and the high category as many as 4 people (2.4%). For each study program, the level of anxiety experienced is relatively the same, the highest category in the mild category, then followed by the moderate category and the last with the smallest number, namely the high category.
Highlights
Anxiety disorder is a psychological problem which is a physiological response that is usually to avoid several stimulus such as threats that are encountered in various situations in life and even in the educational process (Chandratika et al, 2014)
Participants in this study were respondents who met the eligibility criteria, namely willing to fill out the questionnaire provided and were students of the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University who were undergoing the process of writing a thesis, in this case the class of 2017
The research procedure began by distributing questionnaires as a process of collecting data on respondents regarding the symptoms of anxiety experienced by BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory) (Tambunan, 2013)
Summary
Anxiety disorder is a psychological problem which is a physiological response that is usually to avoid several stimulus such as threats that are encountered in various situations in life and even in the educational process (Chandratika et al, 2014). Anxiety is an excessive worry that can interfere with daily activities which can be followed by fatigue or difficulty concentrating (Annisa, 2018) An anxiety if it can be handled properly will be able to be a motivator that can improve a person's quality of life, but on the other hand if the anxiety can't be handled properly a person's quality of life will not increase or even decrease (Thinagar et al, 2017; Yanti et al, 2013). Thesis is something that is used as one of the educational requirements, especially academic (Mastuti et al, 2010). Thesis is used as evidence of ability a person's academic career in a study that is required for students to obtain a bachelor's degree with the aim that students are more likely to express their ideas more systematically (Hariwijaya et al, 2008). Essay can be one of the things that causes anxiety or stress, especially among students, one of the causes is the lack of achievement motivation and creativity of the students themselves (Situmorang et al, 2016)
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