The Unrealistic or Self-Defeating Beliefs That Tend to Maintain Shyness

question 681

Multiple Choice

The unrealistic or self-defeating beliefs that tend to maintain shyness include which of the following?

• A) "People who are popular are just lucky when it comes to being invited to social events or asked out."
• B) "The odds of meeting someone interested in socializing are always the same, no matter where I am."
• C) "Wait around long enough at social gatherings, and someone will come up and start a conversation with me."
• D) All of these are unrealistic beliefs that maintain shyness.

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