Lisa cooked dinner for her boyfriend's parents and served strawberry shortcake for dessert. Although her boyfriend's mother praised Lisa for a wonderful meal, she had to decline the dessert because she was allergic to strawberries. When Lisa was telling her best friend about the dinner party, she focused only on picking the wrong dessert and did not relate to her friend all the compliments she
received. A cognitive therapist would say that Lisa is making herself miserable because she is exhibiting
a. selective perception.
b. obsessive-compulsive behavior.
c. all-or-nothing thinking.
d. overgeneralization.
A
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