"Everything I touch I ruin.I am good at nothing.I am an utter failure." This person has failed to consider the successes in her life and all the good things that have happened to her.From Aaron Beck's perspective,this person's thinking best represents:

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The person's thinking best represents selective attention, as they are selectively attending only to negative aspects of their life and not considering any positive experiences or successes. This is a common cognitive distortion identified by Aaron Beck in his cognitive therapy approach. Repression refers to unconsciously blocking out unwanted thoughts or memories, while sublimation and neologism are unrelated to the person's thought pattern described in the scenario.

"Everything I Touch I Ruin