Carleton R Nicholas
University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
J Anxiety Disord. 2016 Apr;39:30-43. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Feb 27.
The current review and synthesis serves to define and contextualize fear of the unknown relative to related constructs, such as intolerance of uncertainty, and contemporary models of emotion, attachment, and neuroticism. The contemporary models appear to share a common core in underscoring the importance of responses to unknowns. A recent surge in published research has explored the transdiagnostic impact of not knowing on anxiety and related pathologies; as such, there appears to be mounting evidence for fear of the unknown as an important core transdiagnostic construct. The result is a robust foundation for transdiagnostic theoretical and empirical explorations into fearing the unknown and intolerance of uncertainty.
当前的综述与综合分析旨在界定对未知的恐惧，并将其与相关概念（如对不确定性的不耐受）以及当代情感、依恋和神经质模型联系起来进行情境化阐述。当代模型似乎在强调对未知事物反应的重要性方面有着共同的核心要点。最近发表的研究激增，探讨了未知对焦虑及相关病症的跨诊断影响；因此，似乎有越来越多的证据表明，对未知的恐惧是一个重要的核心跨诊断概念。这一结果为针对恐惧未知和对不确定性不耐受的跨诊断理论及实证探索奠定了坚实的基础。
