A patient says, "All my life I've been surrounded by stupidity. Everything I buy breaks because the entire American workforce is incompetent." This patient is experiencing a:
a. self-esteem deficit.
b. cognitive distortion.
c. deficit in motivation.
d. deficit in love and belonging.
ANS: B
Automatic thoughts, or cognitive distortions, are irrational and lead to false assumptions and misinterpretations. See related audience response question.
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