Calvin is terribly worried that his college education was wasted when he didn't get his dream job. Furthermore, Calvin believes he ruined his future when he did poorly in his job interview. Calvin explains, "I had to ace the interview. It had to be perfect, and it wasn't!" How might a cognitive-behavioral psychologist classify this distorted thought process?

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Calvin's belief that the interview had to be perfect and that he ruined his future suggests an all-or-nothing thinking pattern, which is a type of distorted thought process in cognitive-behavioral psychology. Furthermore, he is magnifying the importance of one event (the job interview) and minimizing the role of other factors in his future success.

Calvin Is Terribly Worried That His College Education Was Wasted