Cognitive Distortions
Core Beliefs
CBT
Cognitive Distortions (2)
CBT (2)
100

The belief that one is responsible for events outside of their own control.

Personalization

100

A person's most central ideas about themselves, others, and the world.

Core Beliefs

100

The model that based on the idea that how you think determines how you feel and how you behave

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

100

Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation

Catastrophizing

100

Anything that happens to a person, often out of their control

Situation/ Trigger

200

Exaggerating or minimizing the importance of events

Magnification and Minimization

200

True or False: People are born with core beliefs

False

200

"I'm so awkward" is an example of

A) Thought

B) Feeling

C) Emotion

D) Situation

A) Thought

200

Calling yourself names

Labeling

200

True or False: Emotions are based in logic and not influenced by thoughts and beliefs

False

300

Thinking in absolutes such as "always", "never", or "every"

All or Nothing Thinking

300

People with different core beliefs will think, feel, and behave _______ in the same situation.

A) The same

B) Differently

B) Differently

300

True or False: By changing the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave

True

300

Making broad interpretations from a single or few events

Overgeneralization

300

How a person feels about a situation

Emotions/ Feelings

400

Interpreting the meaning of a situation with little or no evidence.

Jumping to Conclusions

400

True or False: Information that contradicts core beliefs is often ignored

True

400

What are thoughts that aren’t based on objective reality?

Irrational Thoughts

400

Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence

Mind Reading

400

The person's actions and behaviors in response to their thoughts and feelings about a situation

Behavior/ Response

500

Recognizing only the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive

Disqualifying the Positive

500

Harmful core beliefs can lead to __________ and ________.

Interpersonal and Mental Health Problems

500

Draw the four parts of the CBT Triangle

Activating Event -> Thoughts -> Feelings -> Behaviors

500

Always demanding the ideal or that life should be fair or the belief that acts will influence unrelated situations

Fairy Tale Fantasy Thinking or Magical Thinking

500

What a person thinks or believes about a situation. How the individual interprets the event

Thoughts/ Beliefs

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