Question

Carlie engages in binge eating, followed by deliberate vomiting, purging with laxitives, excessive exercise, and strict dieting or even fasting. Carlie suffers from bulimia nervosa Donette is extremely self-conscious. She believes that she is the focus of everyone else's attention and concern. Donette is experiencing a cognitive distortion known as __________. the imaginary audience The imaginary audience is most likely responsible for adolescents' self consciousness and sensitivity to public criticism

Answer 1

The imaginary audience

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology, the concept of imaginary audience refers to the phenomenon that occurs (specially during adolescence) where the person believes that he/she is under constant observation by the rest of the people (family, friends, strangers).

In this example, Donette believes that she is the focus of everyone else's attention and concern, in other words, she thinks that she is under constant observation by other people. Therefore she is experiencing the cognitive distortion known as imaginary audience.