Distress and anxiety caused by contemplating worst-case scenarios

The tendency to expect teh worst possible outcome

An illness characterized by profound feelings of sadness - hopelessness - and helplessness

________ thinking is best when a problem has only one right answer.

The tendency to expect the best possible outcome

A negative attitude about yourself that dooms you to failure

To confront irrational beliefs with the reality of the situation

A self-critical pattern of thought