A pessimistic explanatory style involves accounting for negative events or situations with internal, stable, and global explanations.

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A pessimistic explanatory style involves attributing negative events or situations to internal factors (blaming oneself), stable factors (believing the negative situation will continue indefinitely), and global factors (believing that the negativity affects multiple areas of one's life).

A Pessimistic Explanatory Style Involves Accounting for Negative Events or Situations