DeMario's wife, Marta, asks him if he wants some help cutting the grass and weeding the garden. He declines the offer and feels "blue" for the rest of the day because he keeps thinking, "Marta thinks I am getting older and losing my physical abilities." What type of cognitive distortion is involved here?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

DeMario is making an arbitrary inference by assuming that Marta's offer to help is a judgment on his physical abilities without any evidence to support this conclusion.

DeMario's Wife, Marta, Asks Him If He Wants Some Help