EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

Cognitive therapists challenge clients’ distorted ways of thinking, to allow for new, more rational thoughts. One type of cognitive distortion is all-or -nothing thinking. An example of all-or-nothing thinking is:
  1. If I do not get an A+, I will never go to college
  2. If I do not get an A+, my mom will think I am dumb
  3. If I do not get an A+, no one will like me
  4. All of the Above
Explanation
Answer: A - “If I do not get an A+, I will never go to college” is an example of all-or-nothing thinking. All-or-nothing thinking is thinking in terms of absolutes such as “always,” and “never
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