Types 1
This is when we see things as "either or", or "all or nothing". There is no grey area.
Black or White Thinking
This is when we place simplistic and unfair definitions onto ourselves and others based on few experiences.
Labeling
If I don't have a bestfriend by next year, I'm unlovable.
Black or White Thinking
Give an example of Judging
This meal shouldn't be this difficult. Everyone else is completing.
What's your favorite song right now? (We'll play it at the end)
Anything Cleo Sol, Beyonce, or Summer Walker right now
This is when we make broad assumptions based on one or few events. We use words like "always," "never," and "everybody".
Overgeneralization
This is when we anticipate that things will turn out badly and don't consider a positive outcome as a possibility.
Forecasting
My bestie didn't say anything about my new haircut. She must think it's hideous!
Mind Reading
Choose a friend in the room, and act out an example of mindreading.
She looked me up and down -> She probably thinks I started that rumor about her.
What is at each of the three points on the CBT triangle?
Thoughts/Congnitions
Feelings/Emotions
Behaviors/Actions
This happens when we allow our negative thoughts to spiral and assume the worst case scenario is what will happen.
Catastrophizing
This is when we see ourselves as the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for.
Self-Blaming
My friend and I decided to skip school today, but we got in trouble with our parents. If she wouldn't have a agreed to do it, we wouldn't even be in this mess.
Blaming
Give an example of mental filtering
One person didn't vote for me to be class president. I'm horrible. He's right, I'm not gonna be good at it.
Demonstrate your favorite dance at the moment
*does the dougie*
This is when we presume we know the thoughts, feelings, or intentions of another person without any evidence. Also known as "jumping to conclusions".
What is Mind Reading
An exaggerated, irrational thought pattern that can negatively affect the way we view ourselves and the world.
Cognitive Distortion
I know she complimented me on my new outfit, but that's only because she knows I made my headband myself. She doesn't actually like it.
Disqualifying the Positive
Give an example of Self-blaming
If I would've just talked to the new girl, she wouldn't have had a been day. It's all my fault.
Our negative initial ways of interpreting a situation
What are automatic negative thoughts (ANTS)
This is when the positive aspects of a situation are not acknowledged, and it seems as though all we have experienced are negatives.
Mental Filtering
This is an extreme example of turning positive events into negative ones. We acknowledge the positive but justify them with negative reasoning.
Disqualifying/Discounting the Positive
My mind went blank, and I couldn't remember what 2+2 was in front of the whole class. I'm just stupid!
Labeling
Give an example of Catastrophizing
I have had a headache for two days. I must have a brain tumor.
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy