Features of Experiencing Situations of Uncertainty in Adolescence: Theoretical Excursus

Abstract

The article analyzes the problem of tolerance to uncertainty in adolescence, including from the point of view of neurology and the theory of psychosocial development. Special attention is paid to the consideration of significant age stages affecting the formation of this psychological characteristic. Interrelations of tolerance to uncertainty with other psychological characteristics and types of activity are considered. Based on the study and analysis of sources, the importance of developing tolerance to uncertainty in adolescence has been established. The assumptions about the sensitivity of adolescence for the formation of tolerance to uncertainty are substantiated.