USE OF SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASE AS A DIAGNOSTIC CRITERION OF ANXIETY LEVEL IN FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

Zdyumaeva Natalya Petrovna

The stress that accompanies the process of adaptation of first-year students to life and study at a university can negatively affect their psycho-emotional and somatic state and negatively affect their academic performance. The situation can be aggravated by the stress that arises during exams and other forms of knowledge control, which are a mandatory element of the educational process. In this regard, there is a need to assess the level of anxiety of first-year students using relatively simple and objective criteria. As such a criterion, the article considers the possibility of using salivary alpha-amylase (AAS), an enzyme in the regulation of the secretion of which the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system is involved. 83 1st and 2nd year students took part in the experiment. Saliva was collected twice: and Amylase activity was studied according to Wolgemut as an objective criterion for the formation of the adaptive potential of students in the conditions of educational activities.

Keywords:salivary amylase, stress, adaptation of first-year students