When Mathias did not get a job for which he applied,he was sure that everything was going wrong,that his life was completely off track.This thought is an example of:
A) depression.
B) delusional thinking.
C) overgeneralization.
D) flight of ideas.

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Overgeneralization is a cognitive distortion where an individual views a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat, which is what Mathias is doing by assuming that not getting a job means everything is going wrong in his life.

When Mathias Did Not Get a Job for Which He