Catastrophic thinking

Catastrophic thinking is a term used in psychology to describe the tendency of some people to assume the worst-case scenario in any given situation.[1][2][3] An example of catastrophic thinking might be a person who sees a skin blemish on their face and immediately assumes it to be a life-threatening, malignant tumor.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Breazale, Ron (25 March 2011). "Catastrophic Thinking". Psychology Today. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Hammer, Elizabeth (2014). Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century. Cengage. p. 109. ISBN 1285459954.
  3. ↑ Weiten, Wayne (2007). Psychology: Themes and Variations. Cengage. pp. 540–542. ISBN 0495093033.
  4. ↑ Tartakovsky, Margarita (4 September 2015). "Catastrophic Thinking: When Your Mind Clings to Worst-Case Scenarios". PsychCentral. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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