cognitive distortions
Your teacher looks at you and sighs during class. You think: "They think I'm annoying."
Mind reading
What are the three components for the CBT triangle?
Relationship between Thoughts, feelings, behavior
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
True or false? All of our thoughts that go through our mind are always positive
False, it is common to have distorted thoughts, which should be recognized in order to engage in coping skills.
Name three coping skills that work for you
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You feel a tiny stomachache before a trip. You think: "I'm going to get violently sick the whole time we're away."
Catastrophizing
Your actions/response to a situation falls under what category? Thoughts, feelings, or emotions?
behaviors
A core principle of CBT that believes problems are in part due to ________ ways of thinking.
faulty/distorted
Name 3 types of cognitive distortions
Mind reading, catastrophizing, should statements, all or nothing thinking, personalization, over generalization, etc.
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Your parents are fighting about bills. You think: "If I was a better kid, they wouldn't be stressed."
Personalization
Your thoughts can impact what?
Feelings and behaviors
CBT focuses on changing what two things mainly?
Thoughts and behaviors
What does Catastrophizing mean?
When should you engage in a coping skills?
When you need it (feeling anxious, upset, sad, mad, energetic. Etc,)
You didn't get invited to a weekend hangout and think: "My friends should have invited me; they know I hate being left out."
Should statements
How you interpret a situation falls under what category? Thoughts, feelings, or emotions?
Thoughts
CBT helps clients by teaching them what?
Coping skills, or other Skills to manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors on their own
If a client thinks “Everyone is judging me”, “feels anxious, and avoids going to the party”, which part of the CBT triangle represented by “staying home “
Behaviors
Why are coping skills important to have?
Helps us manage difficult thoughts, feelings, behaviors
A friend is in a bad mood and snaps at you. You think: "I must have done something wrong to upset them."
Personalization
True or false, if you change one component of the CBT triangle then the other two parts are affected.
True
What type of conditions can CBT help with?
Anxiety/depression, etc.
What does mind reading mean?
Believing you know what someone else is thinking
Yes