Bill thinks that if he could find a wonderful wife,his entire life would be ideal.He thinks of all the great times he will have but never considers the difficulties that are bound to arise.Bill is engaging in

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Focalism is the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation or event and ignore other factors. In this case, Bill is focusing only on the positive aspects of finding a wonderful wife and ignoring the potential difficulties that could arise in his life. Projection involves attributing one's own thoughts, feelings or motives to someone else, duration neglect involves ignoring the length of an experience and only focusing on its peak moments, and immune neglect involves underestimating one's ability to cope with negative events in the future.

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