Rory just found out that he didn't get into the psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier,and he's freaking out.Now he might as well NOT even bother going to university,which means that he will have to work for his father's carpet cleaning company.He'll probably get cancer from the chemicals and die a young man.What pattern of illogical thinking is Rory demonstrating here?

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Rory is demonstrating magnification by exaggerating the negative implications of not getting into the psychology program to the extreme outcome of dying young from cancer. This is a form of cognitive distortion where an individual blows things out of proportion.

Rory Just Found Out That He Didn't Get into the Psychology