Lana is late for dinner with her parents. they don't care, but she thinks this is a catastrophe—an inaccurate view of the situation that leads her to feel bad about herself. in this example, what represents the cognitive distortion?
The answer is "Lana thinking that being late for dinner is a catastrophe".
Cognitive distortions are basically ways that our brain persuades us regarding something that isn't generally valid. These off base musings are generally used to strengthen negative reasoning or feelings — disclosing to ourselves things that sound objective and exact, however extremely just serve to keep us feeling terrible about ourselves.
