Historical Figures
This U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address and led the country through the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This cognitive distortion involves believing that something will be far worse than it actually is.
Catastrophizing
This 2018 film became the highest-grossing superhero movie at the time, featuring a character who was the king of Wakanda.
Black Panther
This form of therapy focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.
CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy
This is the world’s longest river, flowing through northeastern Africa.
The Nile
This civil rights leader is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech and his leadership in the U.S. civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This is the distortion in which you see things in black-and-white terms, with no middle ground.
All-or-nothing thinking
The animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in four nations. This is the name of the air nation.
Air Nomads
In CBT, these are considered the building blocks of negative emotional experiences and behaviors.
Automatic Thoughts
This desert, the largest in the world, spans much of northern Africa.
The Sahara
This British Prime Minister was known for his leadership during World War II and his speeches encouraging British resolve.
Winston Churchill
This distortion refers to focusing exclusively on the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring any positive elements.
Mental Filtering
This song by Billie Eilish won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2020.
Bad Guy
This process in CBT involves recognizing and challenging irrational or unhelpful thoughts.
Cognitive Restructuring
The world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, is located in these two countries.
Nepal and China
This Indian independence leader is famous for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance against British colonial rule.
Mahatma Gandhi
This distortion involves assuming that you can predict the future, typically imagining that the worst possible scenario will occur.
Fortune Telling
The series Stranger Things is set in this fictional town.
Hawkins, Indiana
CBT focuses on changing this aspect of an individual’s experience, especially when it is distorted or negative.
Thoughts
This river is the longest in North America, flowing through the central United States.
The Mississippi River
This American inventor is credited with developing the first successful airplane.
the Wright brothers
This distortion involves seeing yourself as the cause of every negative event or problem, even if it’s not your fault.
Personalization
This celebrity, known for The Twilight Saga, became a breakout star playing the role of Edward Cullen.
Robert Pattinson
This is one of the core assumptions of CBT: changing one’s thoughts can lead to changes in both emotions and this.
Behaviors
The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of this Australian state.
Queensland