A patient who lost his job as a result of his habitual lateness tells his therapist that he thinks his boss was making a big deal about nothing. What type of cognitive distortion does the therapist consider the patient to be exhibiting?
1. Arbitrary inference
2. Selective abstraction
3. Overgeneralization
4. Magnification/minimization
Answer: 4
Explanation: Magnification/minimization involves an exaggeration of the importance of something or the diminishment of something that is obviously important, such as a pattern of lateness on the job. Arbitrary inference is making a judgment with no supporting evidence. In selective abstraction, details are taken out of context. Overgeneralization is using a small amount of data to make an incorrect assumption.
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