Becoming Aware of your Thinking
To monitor our thinking, or "think about our thinking", we must first STOP and identify our _________. Over time we should see __________.
Thoughts and Patterns
Who is naughty or nice
Mental ______: Tendency to ignore positives and focus exclusively on negatives
Filtering
This is the doctor who wrote the holiday story in which Jim Carrey played the title character in the 2000 movie.
Seuss
What is the first step to stopping thinking distortions?
Identify the distortion/Self-awareness
Most thoughts happen in response to an __________.
Finish the lyrics "He's a jolly, happy soul
With a corncob pipe, and a button nose____________"
And two eyes made out of coal
What is the definition of Catastrophizing (Thinking Distortion)?
Leads people to dread or assume the worst when faced with the unknown.
Complete this famous line from Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ________"
"singing loud for all to hear."
Double-Standard Method: Instead of putting yourself down in a harsh, condemning way, talk to yourself in the same way you would talk to a ______ with a similar problem
Friend
Our behavior results directly from events.
True or False
False
Thoughts lead to feelings that lead to behavior
What language was Silent Night originally written in?
German
Name this Thinking Distortion: "I'm a failure." "I'm a drunk." "I'm a loser."
Labeling
This movie begins on Thanksgiving day and ends on Christmas day and features a costume, bubble gum, letters and a new house.
Miracle on 34th Street
Thinking in Shades of _____ : Evaluate things on a range of 0 to 100. Think about partial success rather than a complete failure.
Gray
Feelings do not result from an event. Feelings come out of the ________ that arise from the event.
Thoughts
In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, The singer’s true love gives them three of these on day 11.
Eleven pipers piping
Name this thinking distortion: "Everybody always...", "Nobody ever...," "I'm either a complete failure or complete success..."
All-or-Nothing Thinking/Black and White Thinking/Extreme Thinking
What is the name of the little girl in the Grinch
Cindy Lou Who
The _____ Method: Ask people questions to find out if your thoughts and attitudes are realistic
Survey
Our behavior will change based on changes in our thinking.
True of False
True
Who sang the version of 'Santa Baby' that was a hit in 1953?
Eartha Kitt
Give an example of the "Shoulds and Musts" thinking distortion.
What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?
Max
What is the Cost-Benefit Analysis?
Listing the advantages and disadvantages of a feeling, a negative thought or a behavior pattern.