Question 1
Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving several rejection letters, she concludes that she is never going to amount to anything in life. Your friend is engaging in ________.
◦ arbitrary inference
◦ magnification
◦ minimization
◦ selective thinking
Question 2
Your friend tells you that he sees a Gestalt therapist. You ask him to describe what might happen in one of his therapy sessions. Which of the following is his most likely answer?
◦ "I am asked by the therapist to relax and meditate."
◦ "During the session, I sometimes talk to an empty chair."
◦ "The therapist asks me to describe the details of the dreams I have had recently."
◦ "The therapist evaluates the factual basis of my statements to identify logical inconsistencies."