Cognitive Distortions 1
Thinking in absolutes such as "always" "never"
All-or-nothing thinking, black or white, polarized thinking
Playing the victim role, blaming others not taking personal responsibility.
Blaming
Student who gets a C on exam thinks they are a failure
All or nothing thinking
Distress tolerance: What does TIPP stand for
Temperature
Intense Exercise
Paced Breathing
Paired Muscle Relaxation
What is the worlds largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Focusing on the negatives of the situation. Negative details are magnified.
Negative mental filtering
"Should" do, "must" do, "shouldn't" do statements enforced on yourself or others
Should Statements
Jumping to conclusions, Fortune Telling
Instead of focusing on how you would like something to be different you will recognise and accept the problem or situation as it is.
Radical Acceptance
What is the largest mammal?
Blue whale
Acknowledges the positives but refusing to accept it. Finding excuses to make it negative
Disqualifying the positive.
Takes things personally, causing direct and personal reaction to what others do or say even if it is unrelated. Assuming you're being intentionally excluded or targeted.
Personalization
If I fail this test, I will never pass school, I'll never get into college and I will be a total failure in life
Catastrophizing
A technique for managing your unwanted behaviors, rather than giving into an urge you will ride it out and after a short time the urge will pass.
Urge Surfing
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
Know what others are thinking, assuming their intentions with no evidence.
Mind reading
Make conclusions and predictions with no evidence this can have negative outcomes
Fortune Telling
Seeing someone post a photo of their recent success, which makes you feel insecure and unworthy even though it had nothing to do with you at all.
Peronalization
What does DEAR MAN stand for?
Describe
Express
Assert
Reinforce
Mindfulness
Appear confident
Negotiate
Who is known for the painting titled “The Starry Night”?
Vincent Van Gogh
Focusing on a single event and making a conclusion based on the single piece of negative evidence. All events going forward will be the same negative experience.
Overgeneralization
Over exaggeration which leads to worry escalating to the worst case scenario.
A student gets a good grade but overlooks it & tries to explain their good grade as simply luck or fluke instead of hard work.
Disqualifying the positive, Mental filtering
ABC PLEASE what does it stand for?
Accumulate positive experiences
Build mastery
Cope ahead
Treat Physical Illness
Balance Eating
Avoid Mood-Altering Drugs
Balance Sleep
Get Exercise
How many states in the U.S. start with the letter M?
8. Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana