Darin is a good student who manages to secure high grades in his exams. However, he is always under the stress that he is sure to fail in his exams. This behavior best exemplifies:

A) the avoid-avoid inner conflict.
B) the approach-approach inner conflict.
C) the practice of catastrophizing an event.
D) ethnocentrism.

Catastrophizing

The cognitive distortion that leads individuals to see an unfavorable outcome as the worst possible outcome, often far exceeding the actual situation.

Avoid-Avoid Inner Conflict

A psychological dilemma where an individual must choose between two undesirable options.

Ethnocentrism

The conviction that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior by nature, frequently coupled with a contempt for differing groups.