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Name Three of the Common Cognitive Distortions and Describe What

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Name three of the common cognitive distortions and describe what they are.


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Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object or task while ignoring irrelevant information.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Consciousness

The awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, and environment, serving as the basis for subjective experience.

Hypnagogic Hallucinations

Vivid and often bizarre sensory experiences that occur during the onset of sleep, lying between wakefulness and sleep.

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