Definitions
What is an event?
What happens to start the chain of thoughts and behavior.
What is a thinking report?
A tool that helps us monitor our thinking, core beliefs and behaviors so we change
What are thinking distortions (define)?
inaccurate, slanted or one sided ways that people looks at themselves, others and the world.
What are thinking patters (define)?
habits of thoughts, thoughts a person uses so often they seem to come naturally,. inappropriate thoughts that justify using or committing a crime
What are thinking tactics (define)?
planned behavior that results from thinking patterns and core beliefs, identified by behaviors. allow you to deny the need to change
What are thoughts?
Ideas or images that come to mind when an event happens. Your perception of the event.
This dude is disrespecting me, trying to back me down is an example of what?
Thoughts.
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Distorted thinking leads to distorted thoughts, distorted behavior and distressing________________________________
Emotions
Provide an example of good person stance.
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Magnifying is an example of which tactic category?
diversion
What are core beliefs?
assumptions we have made and accepted as true about ourselves, other people and the world.
true or false: "I set him straight, let him know who he was messing with" are examples of a behavior.
False. It is a judgement about the behavior after the act was completed.
Saying " I caught a case" is an example of which thinking distortion?
Actor v. observer
what is the ownership stance?
allows us to violate others rights or property
What are the 3 categories are tactics?
Avoidance, diversion and aggression
What are alternative thoughts and behaviors?
thoughts: healthier thoughts that are different from our first automatic thoughts.
Behaviors: What we can do differently based on our alternative thoughts.
What are the parts of the thinking report?
Event, thoughts, feelings, behavior, core beliefs, alt. core beliefs, alternative thoughts, alternative behaviors distortion, pattern, tactic
" I will stop selling drugs in school zones, but i will continue to sell drugs to minors" is an example of which distortion?
Concrete thinking.
What is the difference between use of power to control and use of deceit to control?
Power: (criminal)
Deceit: (Addictive)
what tactic is being used when we try to convince facilitators that we have completed treatment and learned everything we need to stay sober and crime free when in fact we are just restless, bored and seeking excitment.
False compliance
What are feelings?
The emotions that resulted from our thoughts about the event.
Walk me through a thinking report.
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List 5 of the 10 thinking distortions in the book.
Extreme thinking, overgeneralization
personalization, magnification/ minimization, jumping to conclusions, elective focus, concrete thinking, actor v. observer, closed thinking, emotional reasoning.
List 5 of the Criminal and Addictive thinking patterns.
Victim stance, good person, unique person, fear of exposure, lack of time, selective effort, use of power to control, seek excitement first, ownership, seek pleasure first, use of deceit to control, self pity.
List 10 of the 21 tactics.
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