Name that Thinking Error
You assume that you know what someone else is thinking or feeling.
What is Mind Reading
What is Jumping to Conclusions
Because I failed my math test I am a failure.
What is Labeling.
"I will never be happy."
"I may be unhappy now but that will pass." "I have been happy before and I will be happy again."
Attach a negative label to yourself or others based on just a few pieces of information.
What is Labeling
This is another term for Thinking Errors.
What is Faulty Thinking, Negative Thought Patterns, Cognitive Distortions, Stinky Thinking
Everything is either a complete success or a total failure, everyone is completely good or completely bad, someone is totally right or totally wrong.
What is All or Nothing
What is Black or White
He is moving to a new apartment because he does not like having me as a neighbor.
What is personalization, mind reading, jumping to conclusions
I should give my friend money because he asked me for it.
"I wish I could loan him money but I cannot afford it." "I want to give my friend money because it makes me feel good and I have enough to spare."
You feel responsible for something that isn’t your fault and isn’t entirely under your control. Creates feelings of guilt, shame and inadequacy.
What is Personalization
What is our Friday Tradition =)
Its Friday Song by Rebecca Black
You expect things to turn out negatively.
What is Fortune Telling
What is Jumping to Conclusions
I know she/he/they complimented me on my new outfit but she/he/they were just being nice.
What is Disqualifying the Positive OR What is Minimization
He didn't say Hi to me this morning so he must be mad at me for something I did.
"There are many reasons why he did not say Hi to me. It's probably not personal." "I will check in with him later and make sure everything is ok"
You assume your negative emotions reflect the way things are.
What is Emotional Reasoning
What DBT Skill did we go over on last week?
What Wise Mind
You exaggerate the importance of your problems and shortcomings OR minimize the positives so that they hold less weight/influence.
What is Magnification
What is Catastrophizing
She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!
What is Mind Reading or Jumping to Conclusions
I know I am going to have a panic attack when I go the party tomorrow so I should just cancel my plans now.
"I can practice my coping skills if I start to feel anxious and I can leave the party if I start to panic. But I should at least give it a try." "I have been to these types of parties before and I have never had a panic attack. I will probably be fine."
These types of thoughts can lead to people feeling guilty, frustrated, and angry because it can be very difficult to live up to these expectations. These types of thoughts often bring about negative emotions and can keep people from behaving effectively.
What is Shoulds, Musts, & Oughts
This type of therapy helps you reframe your cognitive distortions so that you can come up with a more balanced way of thinking.
What is Thought Challenging
What is CBT
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively.
What is Mental Filter
What is Discounting the Positives
She/he/they broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking OR What is Overgeneralization
I have had a headache for two days. I must have a brain tumor.
"Headaches are common and happen occasionally. There is no need to worry." "If my headache doesn't go away in a day I will make an appointment with my PCP to check it out." "I am under a lot of stress and my body is probably telling me I need to take it easy."
You see one negative event as indicative of a larger pattern of negative events.
What is Overgeneralization
What is the Group Room number?
What is 216