According to David Burns, a depressed individual who is dismissive of congratulations for a job well done and thinks "Oh, it's no big deal. Anyone could have done it," is engaging in the cognitive distortion of _______.
A) overgeneralization
B) emotional reasoning
C) disqualifying the positive
D) labeling and mislabeling

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Disqualifying the positive is a cognitive distortion where an individual discounts or dismisses positive experiences, accomplishments or qualities, and focuses only on the negative aspects of a situation. In this case, the individual is downplaying their success and not allowing themselves to feel good about it, believing it was not a noteworthy achievement.

According to David Burns, a Depressed Individual Who Is Dismissive