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Intolerance of uncertainty involves the tendency to react negatively on an emotional, cognitive, and behavioral level to uncertain situations and events. (Dugas, Buhr, & Ladouceur, 2004) Uncertainty is a normal part of life - we can never be 100% sure about what will happen next. Many people feel good about uncertainty and live lives where

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Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has been defined as "a dispositional characteristic that results from a set of negative beliefs about uncertainty and its implications and involves the tendency to react negatively on an emotional, cognitive, and behavioral level to uncertain situations and events" (Buhr & Dugas, 2009, p. 216).The IU construct has been associated predominantly (conceptually

https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/intolerance-of-uncertainty-help-your-clients-to-embrace-the-unknown-using-behavioral-experiments/
What is intolerance of uncertainty? Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is defined as "a negative dispositional characteristic arising from a set of catastrophic beliefs about uncertainty and its consequences" ([8]; adapted from [11]). Carleton [12]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/202110/intolerance-uncertainty-and-the-curse-worrying
Intolerance of uncertainty is a state of distress caused by an inability to tolerate uncertainty. Intolerance of uncertainty is highly associated with pathological worrying. Intolerance of

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Some individuals really struggle to tolerate uncertainty, but there are tools we can employ to reduce this discomfort. Intolerance of uncertainty (IoU) is the term given to circumstances where people find ambiguous or unclear situations distressing. One way people try to deal with IoU is by worrying. While this may sound like an odd response

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Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic cognitive vulnerability factor that contributes to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Cognitive behavior models suggest that individuals with elevated IU hold underlying negative core beliefs about uncertainty, have biased information processing in the context of ambiguity, and make threatening interpretations of uncertainty.

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Introduction. The transdiagnostic mechanism of Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is "a dispositional characteristic that results from a set of negative beliefs about uncertainty and its implications and involves the tendency to react negatively on an emotional, cognitive, and behavioral level to uncertain situations and events" (p. 216; Buhr & Dugas 2009).

https://www.anxietycanada.com/sites/default/files/ToleratingUncertainty.pdf
STEP 2: Rank Them According to Anxiety. If you want to start acting "as if" you are tolerant of uncertainty, it is best to start small. That way, you are more likely to do it, and to succeed. If you pick something too difficult, you might be unable to do it, and you probably won't want to try it again.

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A review of the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and threat appraisal in anxiety.The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist,12. Pepperdine, E., Lomax, C., & Freeston, M. H. (2018). Disentangling intolerance of uncertainty and threat appraisal in everyday situations.Journal of anxiety disorders,57, 31-38.

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Being intolerant of uncertainty is a lot like having an allergy. If you are allergic to pollen, for example, you will sneeze and cough and your eyes may get red and teary when you are exposed to even a small amount of pollen. When people who are intolerant of uncertainty are exposed to a little bit of uncertainty, they also have a strong

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01723/full
Introduction. Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) can be defined as the "individual's dispositional incapacity to endure the aversive response triggered by the perceived absence of salient, key, or sufficient information, and sustained by the associated perception of uncertainty" (Carleton, 2016, p. 31); individuals high in IU find situations that are uncertain threatening, upsetting, and

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-files/200805/what-if-im-the-one-how-intolerance-uncertainty-makes-you-anxious
Find a therapist to overcome anxiety. Someone says to you, "But the chances of your getting killed in an airplane crash are millions to one? What are you worried about?". And you reply, "But

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Heightened physiological responses to uncertainty are a common hallmark of anxiety disorders. Many separate studies have examined the relationship between individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and physiological responses to uncertainty during different contexts.

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Intolerance of uncertainty is a personality variable, in which some people can be highly tolerant of uncertainty and some people can be highly intolerant of

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5879456/
Introduction. Uncertainty can be a significant psychological and physiological stressor. Difficulties with uncertainty have been associated with ineffective coping, neuroticism, need for predictability, and cognitive reactions to ambiguity (e.g., rigid dichotomizing into fixed categories, seeking certainty, and resorting to "black-white solutions") (Berenbaum et al., 2008; Rosen et al

https://oxford-review.com/oxford-review-encyclopaedia-terms/intolerance-of-uncertainty/
What is Intolerance of uncertainty? Intolerance of uncertainty is trait whereby an individual has negative beliefs about uncertainty in general and its consequences. As a result people with an Intolerance of uncertainty tend to react with negative thoughts, feelings and actions to situations or prospective situations that have a level of

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/managing-health-anxiety/202205/health-anxiety-and-the-intolerance-uncertainty
It is called the "intolerance of uncertainty.". People with high levels of intolerance of uncertainty see uncertain situations or events in the future as threatening and as being difficult or

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-personality-trait-intolerance-of-uncertainty-causes-anguish-during-covid/
This article was originally published with the title "The Personality Trait 'Intolerance of Uncertainty' Causes Anguish during COVID" in SA Mind Vol. 33 No. 3 (May 2022), p. 13. doi:10.1038

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1. Introduction. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a trait-like disposition reflecting the tendency to fear unpredictable and uncertain future events and in the belief that feeling uncertain is undesirable (Buhr & Dugas, 2002).People with high IU negatively interpret uncertain situations, perceive themselves as unable to face uncertainty, and experience emotional distress (e.g., Carleton et

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Objective: Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), a negative cognitive, emotional, and behavioral response to uncertainties, is a transdiagnostic trait associated with a wide range of mental health conditions. To clarify which IU assessment tools are best used in clinical or nonclinical populations, the present study aimed to systematically identify all IU measures and synthesis the psychometric

https://www.mcgill.ca/healthpsychologylab/files/healthpsychologylab/differentiating_intolerance_of_uncertainty_from_three_related_but_distinct_constructs.pdf
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a trait characteristic that arises from negative beliefs about uncertainty and its con-sequences. Researchers have established the central role of IU in the development of problematic worry and maladaptive coping, highlighting the importance of this construct to anxiety disorders.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crazy-life/202005/6-ways-increase-uncertainty-tolerance
2. Knowledge - Education is powerful. Learning about uncertainty tolerance, understanding how anxiety works, etc. can improve our ability to tolerate uncertainty. Watching the video and reading