Types 1
Types 2
Examples
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100
This is when we see things in black and white categories. There is no grey area.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking
100
This is when we apply simplistic and unfair definitions that are probably wrong or more likely incomplete on ourselves and others.
What is Labeling
100

She broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.

What is All-or-Nothing Thinking OR What is Overgeneralization?

100
Fortune Telling and Mind Reading are types of what cognitive distortion?
What is Jumping to Conclusions
200

This is when we see a single negative event as a part of a never-ending streak of failure. We use words like "always," "never," "everybody".

What is Overgeneralization

200
This is when we anticipate that things will turn out badly and act as if they already turned out that way.
What is Fortune Telling
200

She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!

What is Mind Reading?

200

This is another term for Cognitive Distortions.

What is Thinking Traps?

300
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion.
What is Magnification or Catastrophizing
300
This is when we see ourselves as the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for.
What is Personalization
300

He is moving to a new apartment because he does not like having me as a neighbor.

What is personalization?

300
Types of statements make us feel pressured, guilty or resentful that we use to motivate ourselves to do things and create unrealistic expectations.
What are "Should" statements.
400
This is when we conclude that someone is acting negatively towards us without checking it out or seeking other evidence.
What is Mind Reading
400
This is when we look at our strengths and trivialize them.
What is Minimization
400

I know he complimented me on my new shoes, but he was just being nice.

What is Disqualifying the Positive OR What is Minimization?

400
These are well-learned ways of thinking about situations that are instantaneous and reflect our underlying beliefs about the world.
What are automatic thoughts
500
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively.
What is Mental Filter
500
This is an extreme example of turning positive events into negative ones.
What is Disqualifying the Positive
500

I am stupid because I do not know Avogadro's Number

What is Labeling?

500

   Who is the researcher credited for discovering Cognitive Distortions?

Who is Aaron Beck

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