The Issues With Black and White Thinking

A recent post was made in the DPT student group that peeked our interest. https://www.facebook.com/groups/DPTStudent/permalink/3566671440045574/ It was a great example of how black and white thinking is not helpful when dealing with complex issues such as pain The discussion on the post was interesting. What is black & white thinking? Why does it often fail in complex systems such as a human being? How do we combat black & white thinking?