Elkind had a term for adolescents' exaggerated notion of their own uniqueness. He said that adolescents either experience an extreme sense of isolation, thinking no one has experienced what they have and therefore cannot understand, or think they are immortal and that bad things only happen to other people. The term Elkind used for these two beliefs was:

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Elkind termed this phenomenon the "personal fable," which captures the adolescent's belief in their own uniqueness and invincibility.

Elkind Had a Term for Adolescents' Exaggerated Notion of Their