Jason Has Worked Very Hard for His Company; but Because

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Multiple Choice

Jason has worked very hard for his company; but because of the economy,he is laid off.However,Jason sees this job loss as verification that he is a "complete and total failure" at everything - "a lousy engineer,a lousy husband,a lousy father,etc." According to Aaron Beck,Jason is exhibiting

• A) selective perception.
• B) incongruence.
• C) overgeneralization.
• D) all-or-nothing thinking.

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