Name the ANT Buddy
Overgeneralization
Who is Ollie
Uses one word labels or names to describe self, someone else or the situation
Who is Labeling Lester
Allie
What is All or nothing thinking?
One bad thing means that everything is bad always. Like using words like, always, everyone, never, ect.
Who is overgeneralizing Ollie?
"It's not my fault! She made me so mad when she called me a name, so I hit her to make her stop.
Who is blaming Betty?
Mind Reading
Who is Marty
Makes small problems seem like big problems-especially focusing on worse case scenarios
Who is catastrophizing Cammie
Maddie
What is minimizing?
Other people should change to make you happy, and they will change given enough pressure to do so.
Who is Change em' Charlie?
After acing a test, the student thinks, "Yeah, I did well on that test, but I just got lucky."
Who is minimizing Maddie?
Shoulda
Who is Steve
Argues and questions others to prove one opinion-even ignoring strong facts that prove the opposite.
Who is always right Ron
Ellie
What is emotional reasoning?
Likes to guess the thoughts and feelings of others, then likes to think about why?
Who is mind reading Marty?
"What if I make a mistake during my speech and get a bad grade on the project?"
Who is catastrophizing Carl?
Not Fair
Who is Frank
Focus on some things and ignore others. Really likes to focus on the bad and ignore the good.
Who is Filtering Freddy
Pete
What is personalization?
Tends to blame others for problems and refuses to take responsibility-may even blame for personal feelings
Who is Blaming Betty?
"I messed up my chemistry experiment today I never do anything right and I'll never understand."
Who is overgeneralization Ollie?
Blaming
Who is Betty
Makes guesses on what is going on, even when there is no information about the facts.
Who is jumping to conclusions Jazz
Charlie
What is change em'?
Takes feelings as the truth-blocking out all logic from a situation.
Who is emotional reasoning Ellie?
"Why does she get to use a fidget and I don't? Thats not fair!"
Who is not fait Fred?