Kat is a good student, but she is sick during one test and can’t focus; therefore, she doesn’t do as well as she would have liked. She is sure that this is the beginning of her academic decline and that her GPA will plummet, leading to difficulties

to finding a job later. This is an example of ___________ .


a. catastrophizing
b. flexibility
c. emotional contagion
d. anger communication


Answer: a

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