Cognitive Distortions 1
A misleading or irrational way of thinking that can lead to negative emotions and behaviors
Cognitive Distortions
Focusing only on the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive
Mental Filtering
Holding rigid beliefs about how things should be leading to feelings of guilt or frustrations
Should statements
___________ Sexual Behavior
(1) overpowering sexual compulsions and obsessions,
(2) a loss of control over sexual behavior,
(3) continued sexual behavior despite serious, bad consequences, and
(4) distortions in thinking, such as denial that the compulsive sexual behavior is a problem.
Compulsive
This STD has 4 stages
Syphilis
Seeing things in black and white terms with no shades of gray
All-or-Nothing thinking
Exaggerating the importance of negative events and downplaying the positive
Magnification and Minimization
Believing that one is either powerless or or responsible for external events
Control Fallacies
People addicted to alcohol or other drugs have strong ______________ about their substance of choice.
_____________ is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States— about three million cases occur annually.
Chlamydia
Drawing broad conclusions based on a single event or limited information
Overgeneralization
Using negative labels to describe oneself or others based on behaviors or perceived flaws
Labeling
Holding others or oneself responsible for negative events without considering external factors
Blaming
Compulsive sexual behavior is a serious ___________________ problem. It may be caused by feelings of inferiority, which the person tries to get rid of through sexual success.
Psychological
________________ is caused by bacterium gonococcus, which requires warmth and moisture to survive.
Gonorrhea
Expecting the worse outcome in any given situation
Catastrophizing
Believing that positive experiences or qualities are insignificant or irrelevant
Discounting the positive
Assuming that life should be fair and just, leading to feelings of resentment or anger
Fallacy of Fairness
As with other addictions, recovery from compulsive sexual behavior begins with people identifying and admitting their problem. One informal method of identifying and detecting compulsive sexual behavior is applying the SAFE formula.
SAFE= Secretive, Abusive, Feelings, ____________
Empty
Since ___________ is caused by a virus that uses the genetic code of human cells to reproduce, any treat ment that would kill the infected cells would also destroy healthy cells. Therefore, there is no cure at the current time.
Herpes
Making assumptions about others thoughts or intention without evidence
Taking responsibilities for events that are beyond one's control
Personalization
Believing the emotions reflect the true nature of reality
Emotional Reasoning
What is the name of having two disorders at once? Like sexual addiction and substance abuse?
Co-occuring disorders
Name this dog
Dexter