THINKING ERRORS
What do Cognitive Distortions do?
What is
-Hide Reality
-Distort Reality
-Create a False belief
The belief that things are all one-way or the other.
What is
-All or nothing thinking
-Black and White thinking
You become so focused on a crisis and that's all you focus on
What is
- Catastrophizing Thinking
-Doomsday Thinking
My boss said he needs to speak to me, and that it's urgent. I just know I am getting fired.
- Doomsday Thinking
- Catastrophizing Thinking
My co-worker never says hello when I pass her in the hallway. She must hate me!
What is
- Mind reading
If they just listened to me, everything would have been fine.
What is
- Fortune Telling
This distortion ignores the fact that we are not the center of the universe
What is
- Personalization
I made a speech today and I messed up over 10 times.
What is
- Focusing on the negative
Denial is known as
What is
- believing certain things are unimportant when in fact they are
I only hit my kids a few times, it's really not a big deal. I know my parents hit me a lot more.
What is
- Minimization
That's not how I would have handled the situation; they should have do it my way.
What is
- Should Statements
Believing something bad is true, therefore it must be true.
What is
- Emotional reasoning
You are at the mercy of your needs/wants
What is
- Immediate Gratification
I can't wait to marry someone who's perfect
What is
- Unrealistic expectations
This distortion ignores the fact that even if we are hurt we are responsible for our actions, and just because we get hurt it doesn't mean it was on purpose.
What is
- Victim Stance
I ran the stop light so I made it to work on a time.
What is
-Justifying
It's not fair they get the toy I wanted
What is
- Desire for fairness
How do you counter cognitive distortions
What is
- reframe
- coping skill
- reality check
- Counterstatement
Why do people develop Cognitive Distortions?
What is
-Core Belief System
- Past and Lived experiences
Why do we use Cognitive distortions?
What is
- Make sense of the world/situations
- Create a false sense of control
- Maintain maladaptive thoughts