Oct 24, 2017 · 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.

Nov 1, 2021 · 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 ...

Jul 9, 2015 · 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.

Apr 10, 2025 · Bethany Brand, PhD, a clinician who treats federal workers, said that day-to-day uncertainty, along with negative characterizations of government work, contribute to burnout. Job insecurity is causing some of her clients to curtail spending or even discontinue psychotherapy.

Uncertainty Dr. Sandra L. Shullman APA President, 2020 Executive Development Group November 10, 2020 ...

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.

Aug 18, 2014 · 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.

Jun 21, 2013 · The key word is "a": "If the writer had in mind a particular uncertainty", or simply "If the writer had in mind an uncertainty". An indefinite article can be used only with a countable noun, so in that example "uncertainty" must be countable. Consider ... - Uncertainty caused his hesitation (uncertainty ['stuff'] is uncountable)

Jan 27, 2025 · Navigating change: Understanding and overcoming feelings of uncertainty and loss Leaders must guide others through hesitancy and fear of the unknown By Debra M. Kawahara, PhD Date created: January 27, 2025 2 min read

Oct 1, 2020 · 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 ...