I am smart!
Ethan tells his girlfriend, “You shouldn’t be talking to other guys."
What is should statement.
Hunter is struggling with his schoolwork. He thinks, “I should know this by now”
What is should statments.
Ashley wins a local singing competition. Her family is proud of her, but she says, “It’s not that big of a deal. The competition was weak- the other girls were much younger than me”
What is disqualifying the positive.
Jose needs his clothes washed, but his mom is busy. She tells him he could learn how to do laundry himself. Jose gets frustrated and says, “You’re my mom- you should just do it for me!”
What is should statments.
Blake finishes his homework, but he realizes that he did the wrong writing assignment. He says, “Ugh! I’m such an idiot!”
What is Labeling.
Jalon feels lonely & unlovable. He thinks, “No one cares about me."
What is Emotional Reasoning.
Dominic accidently leaves his backpack in the hallway. When he goes back to get it, he realizes his phone has been stolen. He thinks, “Ugh! This kind of stuff only happens to me!”
What is overgeneralization.
Brynn doesn’t like her body. She looks in the mirror and thinks, “I’m worthless.”
What is labeling.
Chris arrived to work a few minutes late, and he thinks "Everyone else is thinking about my tardiness."
What is mind reading.
Naomi feels really jealous and insecure when she sees her boyfriend talking to other girls, so she thinks, “He must be cheating on me!”
(Double Jeopardy)
What is emotional reasoning or jumping to conclusions.
Sierra notices that her parents have been acting differently. They often seem agitated and annoyed. Sierra thinks, “I must not be a good enough daughter”
What is Personalization (could also be: jumping to conclusions
Scarlett looks at comments on her Instagram and sees her friends making fun of the outfit she is wearing in one picture. She thinks, “They like to gang up on me. They only pick on me”
What is overgeneralization?
Morgan gets an “F” on her math test. She thinks, “I always fail at math!”
(Double Jeopardy)
What is all or nothing thinking or overgeneralization.
Over summer break, Arielle gets her first job. She brushes it off, thinking, “I only got this job because the owner knows my aunt.”
What is disqualifying the positive or jumping to conclusions.
Lee Know thinks, " I should be perfect."
What is should statments.
Isabelle’s crush asks for her phone number, but he doesn’t call or text her over the weekend. She thinks, “He probably doesn’t like me that much”
What is jumping to conclusions.
After a party, Santiago’s best friend gets busted for a DUI. Santiago feels guilty because he wasn’t able to stop his friend from driving. He thinks, “I’m a really bad friend.”
(Double Jeopardy)
What is emotional reasoning or personalization.
Cora has been eating healthier and exercising in an effort to lose weight. She steps on the scale, hoping to see that she has lost at least 7 pounds. However, when she sees that she lost 4 pounds, she says, “This is a total failure”
What is disqualifying the positive.
Felix thinks, "If my partner leaves me, I will never find anyone else, and I will never be happy again."
(Double Jeopardy)
What is catastrophizing or all- or- nothing thinking.
AJ tries out for the school basketball team but doesn’t make the cut. He thinks, “I can’t do anything!"
(Double Jeopardy)
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking (could also be: jumping to conclusions or overgeneralization)
Dylan has fun at prom but tells his parents, “It was lousy because I didn’t have a date”
What is disqualifying the position.
Hannah is at a party, and her friends are drinking. She doesn’t want to drink, but she thinks, “They won’t like me if I don’t drink”
What is jumping to conclusions.
Leah is about to log on to see if she got accepted into the college she desperately wants to go to. She thinks, “I’m not going to get accepted anywhere… I’m not going to get a job… I’m going to end up homeless”
(Double Jeopardy)
What is Catastrophizing (could also be: jumping to conclusions)
Parker’s girlfriend hasn’t been hanging out with him lately. She has been stressed because of college applications. Parker thinks, “She hasn’t been talking to me... I must be a bad boyfriend…”
(Double Jeopardy)
What is personalization and jumping to conclusions.
Han thinks, "Everything always goes wrong for me."
What is all-or- nothing thinking.