Term
Negative Filter
You focus on almost exclusively on the negatives and seldom notice the positives
You assume you know what people are thinking without having evidence or proof of their thoughts
Mind Reading
All-or-None Thinking
You view events or people in all-or-nothing/black-and-white terms
This is considered a fruit not a vegatable
What is a pumpkin?
This is the nickname for Wyoming.
What is the equality state?
Inability to Disconform
You reject any evidence or arguments that might contradict your negative thoughts
You assign general negative traits to yourself and others
Labeling
You perceive the likelihood of negatives outcome based upon a single incident
Overgeneralizing
41% of Americans think these are real.
What is a ghost?
This is the Wyoming state flower.
Catastrophizing
You believe what might happen will be so awful and unbearable that you won't be able to stand it
You let your feelings guide your interpretation of reality
Emotional Reasoning
Unfair Comparisons
You interpret events in terms of standards that are unrealistic
This seasoning is believed to keep spirits away.
What is salt?
There are believed to only be two of these in the state of Wyoming.
What is escalators?
Personalizing
You attribute most of the blame to yourself for negative events and fail to see that certain situations are also caused by others
You predict the future - that things will get worse or that there's danger ahead.
Future Telling
You keep asking a series of questions about what if something happens, and fail to be satisfied with any of the answers
What if
It is said that Halloween is this many years old.
What is 2,000 years?
This is the tallest building in Wyoming.
What is White Hall?
Shoulds
You interpret events in terms of how things should be rather than simply focusing on what is
Discounting Positives
You claim that the positives that you or others have don't matter
This culture brought jack-o-lanterns to the USA.
What is the Irish?
This is the number to Albany County on license plates.
What is 5?