Your roommate has applied to a number of medical schools. After receiving several rejection letters, she concludes that she is never going to amount to anything in life. Your roommate is engaging in __________.

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Your roommate is engaging in magnification, which involves exaggerating the importance of negative events or failures, leading to an overly pessimistic view of her future.

Your Roommate Has Applied to a Number of Medical Schools