Helen receives one deficiency out of 50 items on her job evaluation; she begins to worry about whether she is about to be fired and whether anyone would hire her if she did get fired. Aaron Beck referred to this as:

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Aaron Beck referred to this pattern of thinking, where an individual exaggerates the implications of a setback or negative event, as catastrophic thinking. It involves assuming the worst possible outcome from a situation, which is what Helen is doing by worrying about being fired and not being rehired based on one deficiency in her job evaluation.

Helen Receives One Deficiency Out of 50 Items on Her