Suppose a person is fired and he harbors beliefs such as: "This job was the most important thing in my life," "What a no-good failure I am," "My family will starve," "I'll never find a job as good," "There's nothing I can do about it." According to Albert Ellis, such irrational beliefs contribute to anxiety and depression by:
A) creating an approach-approach conflict.
B) catastrophizing the extent of loss.
C) lowering an individual's emotional reaction to loss.
D) reducing hypertension.
B
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