The student nurse is waiting for the instructor to hand out the test and is thinking, "I am going to fail this test. I know I'm not as prepared as everyone else." What is the term for the student's thoughts?
1.
Encouraging words
2.
Preparation for a bad grade
3.
Negative self-talk
4.
Test preparedness
ANS: 3
The name for the student's thoughts are negative self-talk, and it is very self-defeating.
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