In negative self talk, personalizing is when a person _______.

Personalizing means taking responsibility or blame for events, even when they are not entirely—or at all—within your control. So the matching choice is “Blames themselves for every problem, whether it was their fault or not.” Focusing only on problems, expecting the worst, and judging yourself against impossible standards describe different patterns of negative self-talk.

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