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 · “Uncertainty is an underaddressed source of suffering,” said Sweeny. It’s also something that people may not feel comfortable talking about, so the research is not always straightforward, she said. But the work is worth it. “Uncertainty is really important to understand [because] it has a direct impact on people’s lives.”
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you really just say that? - American Psychological Association …
"That uncertainty is distressing." It can also "consume cognitive resources" as you try to figure out what just happened. In a 2016 literature review in American Psychologist , she and co-authors found that the increase in stress hormones and sleep disruptions elicited by race-based stressors may even contribute to the achievement gap between ...
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 ...
Growing up poor affects adults' sense of control, impulsiveness
When the participants read a news article about economic uncertainty and the researchers asked them to recall a time when they were in complete control of a situation, they were less impulsive and more capable of delaying gratification even if they grew up poor, found another trial with 99 people (45 men, average age 36).
Stress in America 2022 - American Psychological Association (APA)
A new survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of APA, tells a story of uncertainty and dissolution. Stress in America 2022: Concerned for the Future, Beset by Inflation, shows a battered American psyche, facing a barrage of external stressors that are mostly out of …