A student exclaims, "I have to make a 100% on this test because anything less is just like failing in my book. I either know it or I don't and if I don't know it now, I never will." This student is obviously stressed, and the statements represent
a. awareness reduction.
b. cognitive distortions.
c. positive coping mechanisms.
d. acceptance of reality.
ANS: B
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