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Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Is there anything more agonizing than being in limbo? Time may seem to slow to a crawl when you’re waiting for high-stakes news like a hiring decision, a biopsy result – or the end of a pandemic. Kate Sweeny, PhD, of the University of California, Riverside, 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.
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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