Cognitive Distortions :o
Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
Catastrophizing
Involves examining the evidence for and against a negative belief and challenging its validity.
Reality Testing
A type of therapy that helps individuals identify and change negative or unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that can negatively impact their mental and emotional health
*Helpful for depression, anxiety, eating disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons, enabling communication within the nervous system and influencing various psychological processes like mood, learning, and behavior
Neurotransmitters!
A form of mental health treatment that uses creative mediums such as paint, clay, etc and creative processes to help individuals explore emotions, improve mental health, and enhance well-being
Art Therapy :)
Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.
Mind Reading (Jumping to conclusions, fortune telling)
A journal to help individuals track their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in specific situations. This allows for identification of unhelpful thinking patterns.
Thought Record
The core principles of this therapy are dialectics, mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
*Helpful for substance use, eating disorders, BPD
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Responsible for processing emotions, FEAR center of your brain
Amygdala
A psychotherapy technique that utilizes eye gaze to access and process trauma and other difficult emotions.
*Hint: Not EMDR, Offered here at MHC!
Brain Spotting
: Making broad interpretations from a single or few events. “I felt awkward during my job interview. I am always so awkward.”
Overgeneralization
A technique used to help individuals identify, challenge, and modify unhelpful thought patterns
Cognitive Restructuring (reframing)
A type of therapy that helps folks acknowledge their thoughts and feelings without judgment, and then take actions that align with their values.
*Helpful for anxiety, depression, substance use
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Huge MEMORY center of our brain! Responsible for storing new memories, especially long-term ones, and transferring them from short-term to long-term storage
Hippocampus
Stages of Change
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance + Relapse
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are. “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
Emotional Reasoning
A treatment approach used in psychology to help people overcome their fears and anxieties by gradually exposing them to the feared stimuli or situations in a safe and controlled environment
Exposure Therapy
A psychotherapy method used to treat trauma and other mental health conditions. It involves focusing on a disturbing memory while simultaneously engaging in bilateral stimulation, like side-to-side eye movements.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
DECISION MAKING control center! Planning, decision making, self control...
Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)
A technique used in ACT to reduce the emotional and behavioral impact of thoughts by increasing awareness of the thinking process itself, rather than getting caught up in the content of the thoughts.
*Hint: Think "leaves on a stream"
Cognitive Defusion
The belief that thoughts, actions, or emotions influence unrelated situations. "If I hadn't hoped something bad would happen to him, he wouldn't have gotten into an accident."
Magical Thinking
A therapy approach, often used for depression, that focuses on increasing positive activities and reducing avoidance behaviors to improve mood and well-being.
Behavioral Activation
An approach that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system. These sub-personalities consist of wounded parts and painful emotions such as anger and shame, and parts that try to control and protect the person from the pain of the wounded parts.
*Helpful for PTSD,substance use, depression, anxiety
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Regulates automatic functions such as sleep cycles, breathing, body temperature, digestion, coughing, and sneezing.
Brainstem
A neurotransmitter and hormone involved in various bodily functions, including mood regulation, sleep, appetite, and digestion.
*Sometimes called, "The Happy Chemical"
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