Learning My ABCs
In the ABCs of Thinking, what does A, B, and C stand for?
A: Active event
B: Beliefs
C: Consequences
Someone says, “I ALWAYS mess everything up.” What thinking error is being used?
Absolutes
What is the difference between Thoughts and Feelings?
In Rational Self-Counseling are three goals, what is the first goal?
To make your awareness or perception of (a) Active Events more accurate and objective.
True or False: The same activating event will always cause everyone to have the same feelings and behaviors.
False. People can have different beliefs about the same event, which can lead to different consequences.
True or False: A decision can have a positive short-term consequence but a negative long-term consequence.
True
Example: Skipping a responsibility may feel good in the moment, but it could create problems later.
Someone says, “I can't do anything right.” What thinking error does this demonstrate?
I can't
True or False: Feelings can influence our behaviors.
True
In Rational Self-Counseling are three goals, what is the second goal?
To make your (B) Beliefs and though more rational by identifying and challenging distortions.
Which statement contains a feeling, not just a thought?
A. “I feel like nobody cares about me.”
B. “I feel ignored.”
C. “Nobody cares about me.”
D. “They purposely left me out.”
B — “I feel ignored.”
True or False: Two people can experience the same event but have different reactions because they may think about the event differently
True
True or False: Identifying your most common thinking error can help you recognize it when it happens and choose a different response.
True
True or false: Emotions/ feelings can be positive and negative
False
Emotions are neutral. They are not good or bad. What matters is how we respond to and manage our emotions
In Rational Self-Counseling are three goals, what is the third goal?
To (C) Consequently feel the way you want to feel and to act in a more rational manner.
Which one is a behavior rather than a feeling?
A. Anger
B. Fear
C. Yelling
D. Sadness
C — Yelling.
What is it called when you quickly jump from one thought to another without stopping to examine what you are thinking?
Thinking too fast
What is a thinking error?
A pattern of thinking that may be inaccurate, unhelpful, or make a situation worse.
What is the mind-body connection?
The connection between our thoughts, feelings, and physical reactions in our bodies. How what happen on the outside can affect the inside.
What is rational self-counseling?
Using realistic, helpful self-talk to guide your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Which statement about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is NOT accurate?
A. A feeling can be real even when the thought connected to it is inaccurate.
B. Emotions are neutral; our responses to them can have helpful or harmful consequences.
C. We may not be able to control which feelings arise, but we can choose how we respond to them.
D. Because feelings are valid, acting on them immediately is always an appropriate response.
D — Because feelings are valid, acting on them immediately is always an appropriate response.
What tool can you use to organize your thoughts and see how different thoughts are connected?
A mind map
How many thinking errors can you identify in this statement?
“You always mess everything up! Why can't you ever do anything right? This is absolutely terrible, and it's all your fault!”
Describe the ABCs Graph
Active event
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Beliefs
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Emotional consequence, physical consequence, behavioral consequence
Which is an example of rational self-talk?
A. “Everything is ruined.”
B. “I always have bad luck.”
C. “This is difficult, but I can decide how to respond.”
C — “This is difficult, but I can decide how to respond.”
True or False: “She embarrassed me” is a feeling.
False. It is a thought or interpretation about what happened. Embarrassment is the feeling.