Question

• As George weighed in, he saw his scheduled opponent, Jim, who attended a rival high school. Jim looked bigger and stronger than the usual competitors in George's weight class. George began to question whether Jim would even make weight. As the weigh-in continued, George learned that Jim did indeed make weight. In addition, he discovered that the only time Jim was defeated during the season was when he wrestled up a class. George began to think about Jim's size, how strong he looked, and his record.

Questions

1. What are three negative statements George might have made to himself?

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b.

c.

Answer 1

• Filtering. You magnify the negative aspects of a situation and filter out all of the positive ones. ...
• Personalizing. When something bad occurs, you automatically blame yourself. ...
• Catastrophizing. You automatically anticipate the worst. ...
• Polarizing.