General ?'s
ANT Buddies
Examples
Fun Facts
100

What does ANT stand for?

Automatic Negative Thoughts

100
This is when you think you know what other people are thinking or feeling

Mind Reading Marty

100

You raise your hand in class to answer a question in class but get it wrong. You think "I shouldn't have even tried"

Shoulda Steve

100

What is the PlayWorks Therapy Logo?

An elephant 

200

How many ANT buddies are there?

15

200

When you always blame things on yourself, even if it's out of your control

Personalization Pete

200

You got 9/10 questions right on your homework but you can only focus on the one you got wrong

Filtering Freddy
200

How many colors are in the rainbow?

7

300

True of False: Everybody experiencing ANT buddies from time to time

True

300

This is when you always focus on the worst possible outcome

Catastrophizing Cammie

300

Your parents tell you that you can't go to a sleepover. You think "my parents are so mean they never let me do anything fun ever"

Overgeneralizing Ollie

300
What color is a giraffe's tongue?

Purple

400

What is the part of your brain that looks out for danger and controls your feelings

Amygdala

400

When one bad thing happens and you think all things are always bad

Overgeneralizing Ollie

400

Your friends schedule a play date without you, you think "they must not want to be my friend"

Mind Reading Marty

400

What type of fish in Nemo from Finding Nemo?

Clown fish

500

What are the three body responses when your amygdala goes off?

Fight, Flight, Freeze

500

When you ignore bad things that happen or act they don't actually matter to you

Minimizing Maddie

500

After getting in trouble for calling your sister a name you think "it's not my fault- she started it by taking my things"

Blaming Betty

500

How many noses does a slug have?

Four

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