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Kelly Is Upset Because She Believes She Is Not Adequately

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Kelly is upset because she believes she is not adequately keeping up with all her demands as a full-time student, part-time bookkeeper, and single mother of three. "I feel like I am so dumb; I barely made a 'C' on the biology test I just took." The counselor points out she has As and Bs in all her classes, including biology, and just got a raise at work. "I know, but I should have done better on that test. If I screw up one thing, I think I am a failure." According to Ellis, what type of self-defeating mindset does this exemplify?


A) The omniscience fallacy
B) The invulnerability fallacy
C) Dysfunctional belief of always being competent
D) Dysfunctional belief of always having one's own way

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