The concept of dichotomous thinking is a cognitive distortion defined by which of the following?

A) Going to the extreme of either overemphasizing or underemphasizing based on the facts
B) Generalizing one or two incidents to make a broad, sweeping judgment about another's essential character
C) Focusing on one detail while ignoring the context and other obvious details
D) An all-or-nothing mentality: always/never, success/failure, or good/bad


D

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