Barbara is 15 years old. Her boyfriend has just broken up with her because he feels they are incompatible. Barbara feels none of her friends will be able to understand her pain, even though most of them have undergone breakups. She thinks, "Their breakups were completely different from mine. They didn't feel the kind of love I do. Nobody has ever been hurt this way. They couldn't possibly understand how I'm suffering!" This is:
A) a personal fable
B) an imaginative tale
C) a romantic story
D) an autobiographical narrative

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Barbara's thoughts are an example of a personal fable, a belief often held by adolescents that their experiences are unique and not understood by others. This cognitive distortion is part of adolescent egocentrism.

Barbara Is 15 Years Old