Ning has a new pimple on her chin this morning. she is mortified and tells her mother that she must transfer to another school because everyone will make fun of her. david elkind would label ning's reaction as showing:

Adolescent egocentrism. According D. Elkind adolescent egocentrism is when young people can not make a difference between their perceptions of what other people means about them and what others really think. Adolescents are mostly focused of themselves and them perceptions (especially how they look and behave). Personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent egocentrism.