Cognitive Distortions (Challenge)
Ask yourself how do you know what will actually happen. Is there any evidence to suggest that what you think will occur will actually happen? Think about how often you have been accurate with your predictions in the past.
Fortune Telling
90% of all thoughts are (Blank).
Repetitive
They do not restrict their thinking by establishing rigid patterns. They do not divide into (Blank) but accept people for who they are as individuals.
“Winners” & “Losers,”
Enables you to have that higher level of thinking because you have to focus and think about what the thought was really about. This is again the metacognition mentioned previously.
Writing down your thought
A colleague was promoted over me, but I believe I worked harder and deserved that promotion.
Heaven’s Reward Fallacy
Ask yourself if you are sure you actually know what someone is thinking. Investigate your assumptions and try to identify logical reasons, based on evidence, that may have contributed to the situation that has occurred.
Mind Reading
A characteristic of A.N.T.'s is that they are (Blank) and tend to stop you from helping yourself.
Self-Sabotaging
They think thoughts through without (Blank). They are able to see their actions and the world in a healthy and realistic perspective. They are optimists, yet think realistically.
Jumping to Conclusions
Rating it high, medium, or low based on how you feel. This will help rank the severity the negative thought is causing you.
Identify the Distress Level
I feel my partner is perfect in every other way except these few minor things. If I make them change those things, it will make me so happy.
Fallacy of Change
It is easy to get caught up in a single negative aspect of your thoughts. Focus on all the positives that occurred during the situation. Reflect on the entire situation and try to identify not only the negative aspects but the positive ones as well.
Negative Mental Filtering
One’s self, the world or environment, and the future are from (Blank).
Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Triad
They think in ways that make them less sensitive to disapproval. They (Blank) faster.
Brush off Rejection
Challenge and refute negative thoughts. Modify our language and internal dialogue. Replace negative distortions with positive healthy thoughts. Write down the more reasonable reframed thought.
Challenge & Reframe Thoughts
I feel alone and uncared for because my partner does not want to spend time with me and instead is working overtime.
Emotional Reasoning
Value the positive aspects as much as you value the negative aspects. Take pride in your accomplishments. Embrace any compliments or positive feedback you received no matter how small it may seem; cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
Disqualifying the Positive
This is known as (Blank) and occurs when your brain realizes, “Wait my thinking isn’t quite right.” It is a deeper level of thinking that allows you to think about what you are thinking.
Metacognition
They do not waste time in unproductive, esoteric, or catastrophic thoughts. They think constructively and they know that their level of thinking determines their (Blank).
Level of Success
Separate the thought from who you are. Think about what you are thinking about. Once you have an external view of your thought you have an opportunity to try to refute it.
Recognize and Isolate the Thought
Someone at work made a mistake that had severe consequences for other tasks including the ones I am working on. Why are they so stupid for making those mistakes, now I have to redo everything.
Labeling
Recognize that you cannot control everything that goes on around you. Think about whether your actions actually contributed to the situation that occurred. Is there someone else in the situation that needs to take responsibility for their own behavior or choices?
Internal Control Fallacy
When you experience a negative thought: Pause for a moment, try and recognize what you are thinking isn’t quite right, isolate and focus on that irrational thought, and then (Blank).
Recognize how it makes you feel.
They think that failures are an important source of learning and refuse to equate failure with low self-worth. Thinking constructively saves them from (Blank).
Wasting Time & Suffering Psychological Pain
You may not always be able to correct your thinking, but with practice, you will be able to automatically recognize the negative thinking traps while altering your mindset from negative to positive.
Reevaluate the Distress Level
I feel overwhelmed and anxious due to the coronavirus pandemic. I feel like I have no control to protect myself or my family from the virus.
External Control Fallacy