Thinking about your thinking.
Metacognition
Emotions or other sensations that resulted from your thoughts about the event.
Feelings
"The CO don't like me. He is targeting me."
Personalization
Thinking distortions are about what we think; criminal and addictive thinking patterns are about ____ we think.
what
"I'ma pay someone to do my treatment work."
Selective effort
Basic assumptions we've made and accepted as true of ourselves, others, and the world.
Core Beliefs
What popped into your mind when the event occurred.
Thought
"It was only cocaine."
Minimization
"My dad was drunk all the time and my mom shot heroin. They never worked. It's not my fault I use and steal."
Victim stance
"I don't know why I'm in the program with all of them. All I did was get a DUI."
Good person stance
Our personal mental _____ consists of all the things we encounter in life-interactions with parents, teachers, neighbors, strangers, authorities, friends, relatives, tv, movies, etc.
Maps
Exactly what happened to begin the chain of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors or potential behaviors.
Event
"Life is never fair."
Overgeneralization
"Don't tell me about what drugs do. I know more about drugs than you'll ever know."
Unique Person Stance
Use of Power to Control
Event->Thought->Feeling->Behavior is called ____
Thinking Chain
Actions in response to the event as directed by your thoughts and reinforced by your feelings.
Behavior
"You're either my friend or my enemy."
Extreme/All-or-nothing thinking
"I'll gather dirt on him before he gets dirt on me. I may need it later."
Fear of Exposure
"I knew it was wrong, but I wanted the rush."
Seek excitement first
Thinking Report
Healthier thoughts and actions that are different from your first, automatic thoughts and that could lead to a more positive outcome
Alternative thoughts and behaviors
"I caught a case."
Actor vs. observer bias
"I got away with it before without getting caught. When I get out, I'll just boost to get what I need."
Lack of time perspective
"What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine."
Ownership stance