Q- Farheen is a 28-year-old chemistry student but she has an intense anxiety concerning University Exams....

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Q- Farheen is a 28-year-old chemistry studentbut she has an intense anxiety concerning University Exams. Whilespeaking to her friend she exhibited certain beliefs and cognitivedistortions about her. Mentioned below are the statements which sheoften expresses, identify cognitive distortion in each statementand give a rationale of that as well. (Each statement ONLY has ONEcognitive distortion).

  • I am nothing unless I have a degree
  • I always have to please my family
  • I cannot cope with the exams
  • If I cannot cope with this, I cannot cope with anything
  • I always have to do everything perfectly well; otherwise otherswill look down on me
  • It’s my thing to make my father happy as he expects from me andI ruin everything every time.
  • I have to be complete my degree with distinction or else I’munable to do anything in my life
  • No matter what I do this degree will always bother me

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Cognitive distortions are ways that convince a person of something that is not true these usually are the negative thoughts that are inaccurate and make us feel bad about ourselves I am nothing unless I have a degree She feels like nothing without her degrees which means that the cognitive distortion is that her worth and value lie in her degrees Polarized thinking I always have to please my family She feels the need to please her family which means the    See Answer
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