While talking with a client with an eating disorder, the client states, "I've gained 2 pounds, so soon I'll be over 100 pounds." The nurse interprets this as which of the following?

A) Magnification
B) Selective abstraction
C) Overgeneralization
D) Dichotomous thinking


D

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a. exclusion b. stratification c. representation d. randomization

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