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Question
Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence. He often engages in catastrophizing, which involves thinking about the worst possible scenario and outcome for a given situation. This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?a. arbitrary inferences
b. overgeneralization
c. personalization
d. labeling and mislabeling
e. polarized thinking
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