Translations:Heel sterk eerstegraads denken/6/en

At a very strong first-degree thinking, the first interpretation is repeatedly confirmed. Examples:

• Someone who learned in his youth that “women cannot be trusted” later sees every problem in relationships as proof of that idea.
• In extreme form, this leads to movements like the incels: men who reinterpret disappointments in relationships as proof that all women are bad or manipulative.
• Religious beliefs can also become rigid in this way: “we have the truth, the rest of the world does not.” Every conflict with non-believers thus becomes a confirmation of being right.