Cognitive Distortion - Type 1
When you assume that your emotions reflect the way things really are
Emotional Reasoning
Sometimes called black or white thinking
All or Nothing thinking
I felt so ignorant during my school report. I am always so ignorant
I am never going to get a girlfriend
I may not have a girlfriend now, and I will one day
What is another way of saying cognitive distortions
Unhelpful Thinking or Faulty Thinking
This is when you expect that a situation will turn out badly without having evidence
Fortune Telling
The belief that you are responsible for something that was not your fault
Personalization
She would not go to the dance with me. She thinks I am ugly
Mind reading
I am a good person, so bad things shouldn't happen to me
Bad things happen to people all the time, it does not reflect who I am as a person
The cognitive triangle looks at our thoughts, feelings and ______?
Behaviors
When you exaggerate or minimize the importance of events
Magnification and Minimization
Magical Thinking
I should always know the answer
Should Statements
I will go to the party and see what happens. I will be okay even if I have a panic attack as I have gotten through them before
Are Cognitive Distortions rational or irrational?
Irrational
The belief that things should be a certain way
Should statements
Being overly broad in how you view a situation
Overgeneralization
I feel stupid, so I am stupid
Emotional reasoning
I am the worst at science. My teacher thinks I am so stupid
Mood
Discounting the good things that have happened
Disqualifying the positive
Assigning a label to yourself or others
Labeling
She moved because I did not give her a cup of sugar
Personalization
I know they are staring at my hair and think it looks ugly
They may be staring at my hair because they like it
_________ are our initial thoughts and reactions about situations that reflect our underlying beliefs about the world
Automatic Thoughts