Self Assessment of Effect of Acute Stress, Episodic Acute Stress or Chronic Stress on Confidence Level Before Taking Anatomy Professional Examination by Medical Students of South-East, Nigeria.

The study on self-assessment of effect of stress on confidence level before Anatomy professional examination by medical students of South-East, Nigeria was aim to identify cause of stress, effect of stress on low confidence level, conditions leading to high confidence level, positive effect of acute stress on confidence level of Nigerian medical students before Anatomy professional examination. 1200 subjects consisting of 746 females and 454 males participated in this study. Questionnaires sampling technique was used for data collection among 300level medical students in six southeast, Nigerian institutions. Study limit was 6months. Ethical clearance was obtained from Ebonyi State Ministry of Health. Low confidence level cause by episodic acute or chronic stress before Anatomy examination shows 100% Agree by 454 males and 746 females subjects with P-value of P<0.0001. Self-assessment on cause of high confidence level shows 100% subjects Agree with P<0.0001. Assessment of positive effect of acute stress shows: Productive and creative in study preparation having 240(52.86%) males Agree, 214(47.14%) males Disagree, 416(55.76%) females Agree and 330(44.24%) females Disagree. Strengthen immune system have 234(51.54%) males Agree, 220(48.46%) males Disagree, 388(52.01%) females Agree, 358(47.99%) females Disagree, while Improve decision making skill and enhance memory and learning have 252(55.51%) males Agree, 202(44.49%) males Disagree, 438(58.71%) females Agree and 308(41.29%) females Disagree at P<0.05. Acute stress increased confidence level while episodic acute or chronic stress decreased confidence level of medical students before Anatomy professional examination.