题目内容：

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个词，用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Our culture has greatly changed as a result of the smartphone. We can get comfort for every doubt just 1. texting our friends as well as can feel approval by getting “likes” on our WeChat status.

However, psychologists argue that the over-reliance on their 2. (phone) can make people unable to sit with uncertainty. They consider 3. as a “safety seeking behavior” which reduces anxiety in the moment. But over time, safety behaviours actually feed anxiety 4. they prevent people from realising their fear has no basis once the situation has actually unfolded, or that it is something they’re able to cope with.

So we need to learn to face uncertainty, 5. is essential to managing our mental health. By sitting with uncertainty, a person 6. (gradual) learns to distract themselves, letting go of trying to control situations and realises they can survive the pain of “not knowing” in the situation. Using phones to push the worry onto another person 7. (prevent) self-management from occurring. Often, we don’t realise that after 8. little while and sometimes a lot of distraction, the unpleasant feeling will go away.

Keep in mind the old saying that “no news is good news”9. resist the tendency to message first. Being able to wait and let go of the desire to control each situation is a major key to 10. (overcome) anxiety.