ANT(s)
Cog.Dist-Scale
True or False
Wild Card
100
Were not talking about psychics who try to tell the future with a crystal ball.
What is Fortune telling?
100
What is it called when someone takes a situation and makes it seem much worse, bigger, or more extreme than the facts actually support?
What is exaggerating?
(Reliable vs Exaggerated)
100
True or False?
- Automatic negative thoughts are normal and exist to keep us safe.
What is True?
100
Every Saturday night during Minnesota's cold winter months, Recovery Is Happening hosts this weekly event to promote friendship, community, and good old-fashioned fun.
What is GAME NIGHT?
200
This ANT involves dismissing the "Good".
What is Focusing in the Negative?
200
What is the cognitive distortion that occurs when someone believes something is true without having enough facts or evidence to support their conclusion?
What is making an assumption?
(Evidence vs Assumptions)
200
True or False
-Automatic Negative Thoughts Cannot harm us.
What is False?
200
This (MD) is considered the "Founder of Cognitive therapy".
Who is Aaron Beck, MD?
300
With this ANT, you may think you know what other people are thinking, but do you?
What is Mind Reading?
300
What is it called when someone makes a decision based on facts, evidence, and rational thinking rather than allowing their emotions to determine what they believe?
What is logic-driven thinking?
(Logic-driven vs Feelings-Driven)
300
The Cognitive Distortion Balance Scale is designed to help us prove that our initial thoughts and emotional reactions are correct rather than challenge them or consider alternative perspectives.
What is False!?
The goal is to question our automatic thoughts, examine the evidence, and develop a more balanced perspective.
300
****DAILY DOUBLE****
Another way to conquer ANT(s) is to turn them into these...well...something like this.
What is ....?
P- positive
E- Empowering
T(s)- Thoughts
400
Using words like:
Always,never,and every...are hallmarks of this ANT.
What is black and white thinking?
400
What is it called when someone focuses only on one negative detail or part of a situation instead of considering the bigger picture and all the factors involved?
What is narrow-focused thinking?
(Broad Perspective vs Narrow Focus)
400
To use the Cognitive Distortion Balance Scale, it is important to be able to answer and "Weigh" how many different self-question areas to break down thought?
What is six ?
500
Using this technique to challenge an Automatic Negative Thought, one might intentionally swap out their first thought with a new - more postive one.
What is reframing?
500
****DAILY DOUBLE****
What is the difference between looking at a situation based on personal opinions, feelings, and experiences versus looking at it based on facts that can be observed or verified?
Hint: If you say it in the wrong order it wont count!
What is Subjective vs Objective thinking?