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?

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Answer:

Lana thinking that being late for dinner is a catastrophe

Explanation:

Cognitive distortion refers to a  situation when our own mind convince us of something that isn't really true. (Like what happen to Lana when she thought that she is a catastrophe even if other people around her do not think so at all)

On most cases, cognitive distortion is rooted on poor perception on our self-worth which make us perceive every little negative things that happen in our life appears bigger than it actually is and it occurs because of our inherent defect.