Gilda misses the bus and immediately thinks,"Now I'll have to walk all the way home and what if I get hit by a car or even kidnapped?" This is an example of which cognitive distortion?
A) catastrophizing
B) overgeneralizing
C) personalizing
D) absolute thinking

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Gilda is catastrophizing by jumping to extremes and imagining the worst-case scenario of getting hit by a car or kidnapped simply because she missed the bus.

Gilda Misses the Bus and Immediately Thinks,"Now I'll Have to Walk