The nursing student tells a peer, "Once I begin studying, I don't dare take a break. If I stop for even 5 minutes, I know I'll never go back to studying." The peer identifies this statement as
a. negative thinking.
b. random thinking.
c. ruminative thinking.
d. all-or-nothing thinking.
ANS: D
All-or-nothing thinking is characterized by making up one's mind and not considering any additional facts. The thinking is black and white, without grays. Negative thinking occurs when the mind is stuck on negative thoughts and cannot move to other thinking. Random thinking is characterized by intermittent thoughts without purpose or goal. Ruminative thinking occurs when the individual focuses on a situation or scene and repeatedly replays it in the mind.
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