Question

Question 48 (1.25 points) At the beginning of fall semester, James went to several events at a fraternity he wanted to join. Ultimately, James did not get into his chosen fraternity. James was devastated, believing this to be the worst thing that could have happened to him. The cognitive distortion James is MOST likely demonstrating is: O a) all-or-none thinking. O b) catastrophizing. O c) overgeneralization. O d) mental filtering.

Answer 1

B) Catastrophizing

Catastrophizing is the process where one thinks that a situation is much more worse than it actually is. That is, one can catastrophize regarding a present situation or a future situation. It causes one to believe that there could be nothing more worse than the situation that they face, which can lead to cognitive distortion.