Anne was turned down for a scholarship that she applied for, and as a result of that news she decided that she wouldn't bother finishing her degree. If she wasn't a good enough student to get a scholarship then she was likely to do poorly in the rest of her classes and would be wasting her time and money on more years of school. What would Albert Ellis call this type of thinking?

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Albert Ellis would call this type of thinking "catastrophic thinking" because Anne is assuming the worst possible outcome from not receiving the scholarship, leading her to believe she will fail in her studies.

Anne Was Turned Down for a Scholarship That She Applied