Thought, Feeling, or Behavior?
Someone might feel this way when...
Thinking Errors
Coping Skills
3 Random CBT Questions and 2 about your teacher.
100
Angry
What is a feeling?
100
... their family pet died.
What is sad?
100
Things are either good or bad, high or low, etc.
What is Polarized Thinking (Black & White)?
100
Moving up and down the hallway, back & forth.
What is pacing?
100

Dr. Devereaux's favorite color.

What is Blue?

200
Clenching my fists.
What is a behavior?
200
... they aced a test.
What is happy, excited, proud, etc.
200
Focus on what is and isn't "Fair"
What is the Fallacy of Fairness?
200
Using pencils or crayons to make something pretty.
What is coloring?
200

Activating or Triggering Event

Belief about the event

Consequence (emotional / behavioral response)

What are the ABC's of CBT?

300
Scared.
What is a feeling?
300
... their friend spread a rumor about them.
What is angry, betrayed, upset, etc.
300

"I should have studied more... then I would have passed my test."

"I should have saved more money."

"I should have been nicer to that person."

What are the shoulds?

300
In for 4, out for 4. In for 4, out for 4.
What is deep breathing?
300

A form of therapy that has been demonstrated to be effective in changing thoughts and behaviors. 

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

400
"I want to smack her"
What is a thought?
400
... their friend jumps out at them.
What is scared, angry?
400
"I feel it, therefore it must be true". Assuming our emotions are how things really are.
What is Emotional Reasoning?
400
Basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming, & football.
What are sports?
400

Dr. Deveraux's favorite coping skill.

What is playing Xbox One X? 

500
Yelling at someone
What is a behavior?
500
... they are in a healthy relationship.
What is content, happy, secure, etc.
500
Magnifying or Minimizing... A small problem becomes something huge and out of control.
What is Catastrophizing?
500
Headphones on, zoning out.
What is listening to music?
500

Being ignored.

Frequently pass over for promotion. 

A friend is acting different toward you at a social gathering.

"He told me to shut up!"

What are triggers or triggering events?

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