According to Albert Ellis, an adolescent client who states, "I need to get into my first-choice college. If I don't, I'm just going to die" is displaying a...

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This statement by the adolescent client is an example of an irrational belief, specifically an irrational demand. The client is catastrophizing, or exaggerating the negative outcome of not getting into their first-choice college. This type of thinking is an example of cognitive restructuring that could be addressed in therapy using techniques from Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).

According to Albert Ellis, an Adolescent Client Who States, "I