10 tips for dealing with the stress of uncertainty
2017年10月24日 · Research shows that people react differently to uncertainty, and that those with a higher intolerance for uncertainty may be less resilient and more prone to low mood, negative or down feelings, and anxiety. [Related: Explore results from APA’s latest Stress in America survey] No one can avoid the unexpected.
The science of uncertainty - American Psychological Association …
2021年11月1日 · In 2012, Sweeny published a paper that introduced the “uncertainty navigation model,” a theoretical framework for understanding the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that arise during these difficult waiting periods (Health Psychology Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2012). Over the years, Sweeny and her team of undergraduate and graduate students ...
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2015年7月9日 · There is uncertainty about the situation./There is uncertainty about his feelings. It would be unusual (but possible) to say there is uncertainty about his doubts, because uncertainty and doubt have similar meanings: but it could be used e.g. There is uncertainty about whether his doubts are substantiated/real or not.
Coping with family estrangement - American Psychological …
So sometimes I think the causes of the estrangement are different, but there are ways in which that feeling, that feeling of loss, that feeling of perhaps uncertainty of not knowing if there’ll be a reunion that can feel the same in some way, I think.
Managing stress related to political change
2017年2月1日 · Political uncertainty can be challenging, regardless of your beliefs or where you fall on the political spectrum. For many Americans, the transition of power and the rapid speed of change may cause stress and anxiety about the political environment and the future of our nation.
Waiting, worrying, and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, …
Kate Sweeny, PhD, discusses what makes waiting so stressful, how the stress of waiting differs from other types of stress, the relationship between waiting and worrying, and strategies people can use to lessen anxiety and make waiting easier.
2014年8月18日 · Five experiments show that uncertainty alters people’s sense of control over the environment. Exposure to uncertainty led people from poorer childhoods to have a significantly lower sense of control than those from wealthier childhoods. In addition, perceptions of control statistically mediated the effect of uncertainty on impulsive behavior.
Election 2024: 12 science-backed must-reads to help soothe anxiety
2024年10月29日 · Research shows people react differently to uncertainty—that those with a higher intolerance for uncertainty may be less resilient and more prone to low mood, negative or down feelings, and anxiety. Psychologists have found there are simple steps we can take to build our resilience in uncertain times .
Stress in America™ 2020: A National Mental Health Crisis
Our 2020 survey shows that Gen Z teens (ages 13-17) and Gen Z adults (ages 18-23) are facing unprecedented uncertainty, are experiencing elevated stress and are already reporting symptoms of depression. We need to act right now to help those who need it, and to prevent a much more serious and widespread mental health crisis.
The toll of job loss - American Psychological Association (APA)
2020年10月1日 · These would include traditional mental health interventions as well as career-focused interventions, Blustein says. He’s also calling on psychologists to recognize the uncertainty of the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis as an existential experience of loss (Journal of Humanistic Psychology, online first publication, 2020 ...