Stan has a tendency to relate external events to himself,even when there is no basis for making these connections.He blamed himself for the incident in which a female classmate did not show up for a lunch date.He agonized over this and convinced himself that she would have been humiliated to be seen in his presence.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

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Personalization is the cognitive distortion in which an individual wrongly believes that they are responsible for external events or outcomes that are beyond their control. In this case, Stan is blaming himself for the female classmate's absence, assuming that it had to do with him, despite not having any evidence to support this belief. This shows a tendency towards personalization.

Stan Has a Tendency to Relate External Events to Himself,even