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A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Thinking negatively, expecting “the worst,” seeing the downside of positive situations, and even downright expecting failure, all convey a kind of backwards- thinking, emotional insurance policy. Our desire to want to be right is a common reason we subconsciously choose negative thinking. Sometimes, as foolish as it sounds, we would rather be right about our negative predictions than have a positive outcome prove us wrong. And since negative thinking leads to negative actions, or no action at all in many cases, by thinking negatively we create a self- fulfilling prediction for ourselves. In other words, we think negatively, predict a negative outcome, act negatively, and then receive a negative outcome that fulfills our prediction.
Life simply isn’t black or white - 100% of this or 100% of that - all or nothing. Thinking in extremes like this is a fast way to misery, because negative thinking tends to view any situation that’s less than perfect as being extremely bad. Assigning meaning to a situation before you have the whole story makes you more likely to believe that the uncertainty you feel (based on lack of knowing) is a negative sign. On the flip-side, holding off on assigning meaning to an incomplete story is a primary key to overcoming negative thinking.
 
Q. Why has negative thinking been called an “emotional insurance policy”?
  • a)
    Negative thinking helps create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
  • b)
    Bad circumstances teach one a lot about life and it is best to take them in one's stride.
  • c)
    Preemption of an event allows the mind to be predisposed for all eventualities.
  • d)
    Thinking negatively helps us predict and be prepared for untoward incidents.
  • e)
    Expectation of failure makes us emotionally strong.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Negative thinking has been called an emotional insurance policy since just like life insurance it provides a guarantee or security in the event of a untoward incident taking place. Thinking negatively or expecting the worst out of a situation, acts like a safety blanket which preemptively, mentally and emotionally prepares us for the worst and cushions the actual impact of the event. Option 3 best explains this concept.
While option 1 can be concluded from the passage, it is not the reason why negative thinking has been called an “emotional insurance policy”.
Option 2 does not provide any rationale for likening negative thinking to an “emotional insurance policy” and hence, can be eliminated.
While negative thinking does prepare us for untoward incidents, it does not help us predict any such event and hence, option 4 can be eliminated.
While expecting failure might mentally prepare us for that eventuality, it does not in general make us emotionally strong. Eliminate option 5.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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