Thinking Errors 1
Jake opens his math homework and gets really confused. He thinks to himself, "I can't do this assignment; the formulas are too confusing."
What is an I Can't Statement
What does this situation look like from someone else's point of view
What is cognitive reconstructing
Lauren says she feels "stupid" as she studies for her end of grade test which leads her to think "I feel stupid so I know I'm dumb."
What is Thinking Error: Feelings as Facts
How can I manage feeling stupid? What can I do to cope? Who can I ask for help?
What is thought reconstructing
Skye's best friend stays home from school one day. When she walks into the lunch room and doesn't see her friend she automatically thinks "I cannot eat at my usual sport because there is no one to sit beside me."
What is Thinking Error: I Can't
Is there evidence that this could actually happen?
What is Thought Reframing
When we assume we know what others think.
What is Mind-Reading
Brain assumes it can predict the future.
What is Worst-Case Scenario (Catastrophizing) Thinking Error
Johnny is a straight A student and recently took a math test. When he gets back, he realizes that he got one question wrong that he knew the answer to. However, by focusing on that one wrong question, he misses the fact that he got an A on the test overall.
What is Zooming-In on Negative
Kate is confused on a class assignment and wants to ask her teacher for help. Before she does, she thinking "shoe won't help me, even if I ask."
What is Thinking Error: Fortune Telling.
Joe is playing video games and loses a life because of a wrong move she made. He automatically thinks, "That is not fair! I did not even mean to make that move!"
What is Thinking Error: It's Not Fair
Making a big deal out of something small, or making something a little bit bad seem lie the worst thing ever.
What is blowing things up
What can I do now to make the best of this situation? And do differently next time?
What is cognitive reconstructing
Leah is waiting for her ride in the car line. She hears a friend ask another friend to hang out after school but doesn't ask her. She thinks "my friend doesn't like me as much as she likes her other friend and that's why she didn't invite me to hang out."
What is Thinking Error: Mind Reading
Often uses the word "should" to express a feeling.
What is I should, You Should Thinking Error.
Logan sees a group of friends in the gym. He yells "Hi!" but no one responds. He thinks, "They hate me they do not want to be my friend anymore."
What is All or Nothing Thinking Error
What is Thinking Error: Feelings as Facts
I should have brought my binder with me the first time because now I am late and in trouble.
What is I should, You Should Thinking Error
You may attention to bad things, and ignore when something good happens
Focusing on a negative event or experience that happens during the day
What is Zooming-In on Negative
Peter gets annoyed what he gets his English paper back. He gets a C for bot having biological information in the paper. Peter says, "He's a terrible teacher! He gave horrible instructions and this is all his fault!"
What is Thinking Error: Blaming
What good things happened that I am forgetting?
Cognitive reconstructing.
Blaming someone or something for a situation that happens.
What is Blaming
Ideas that things are black-or-white extremes, this or that, there is nothing in between.
What is All of Nothing