Social Anxiety
This is the fear of being judged or evaluated negatively in social situations.
What is social anxiety?
This distortion involves assuming you know what others are thinking.
What is mind reading?
In CBT, this process involves identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts.
What is cognitive restructuring?
This ACT technique involves observing thoughts without becoming attached to them.
What is cognitive defusion?
This pop star behind hits like “Bad Romance” has spoken about her experience with social anxiety.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Social anxiety disorder is also known by this three-letter acronym.
What is SAD?
When you expect the worst possible outcome, you’re engaging in this distortion.
What is catastrophizing?
Named after an ancient Greek philosopher, this questioning technique helps challenge the accuracy of your thoughts.
What is Socratic questioning?
ACT encourages aligning actions with these guiding principles.
What are values?
This actor known for Harry Potter has shared his struggles with social anxiety.
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
Social anxiety often develops around this stage of life.
What is adolescence?
True or False: All-or-nothing thinking is also known as black-and-white thinking.
What is true?
True or False: CBT focuses on avoiding negative thoughts.
What is false? (CBT focuses on examining and changing them, not avoidance.)
This mindfulness exercise involves bringing attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindful breathing?
This author of Harry Potter has shared her experience with anxiety.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Social anxiety often co-occurs with this mood disorder.
What is depression?
This distortion involves predicting the future without evidence.
What is fortune telling?
This worksheet helps you break down and challenge cognitive distortions.
What is a "thought record"?
Or, what is a "cognitive restructuring worksheet"?
The phrase “I’m having the thought that…” is an example of this ACT technique.
What is defusion?
This co-creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, has shared his struggles with social anxiety and awkwardness.
Who is Larry David?
The fear of speaking in public is a common form of social anxiety called this.
What is glossophobia?
Believing a single negative event means everything will go wrong is an example of this cognitive distortion.
What is overgeneralization?
True or False: Exposure exercises should push you into your most feared situation right away.
What is false? (Start with smaller steps and build up.)
True or False: ACT encourages eliminating negative thoughts.
What is false? (ACT encourages accepting and working with thoughts rather than eliminating them.)