Kat is a good student, but she is sick during one test and can't focus; therefore, she doesn't do as well as she would have liked. She is sure that this is the beginning of her academic decline and that her GPA will plummet, leading to difficulties to finding a job later. This is an example of ______.
A) catastrophizing
B) flexibility
C) emotional contagion
D) anger communication

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Kat is engaging in catastrophizing, which is when someone assumes the worst will happen or exaggerates the consequences of an event beyond what is reasonable. In this case, she is assuming that one poor test performance will lead to a series of negative outcomes.

Kat Is a Good Student, but She Is Sick During