Cognitive Distortions
A random student receives a C- or D- on a test, and concludes that he or she failed the test, because it is not 100% complete, or he/she thinks she isn't smart.
What is Overgeneralization?
This is generally setting small goals, typically to increase on-task behavior.
What is Setting Goals?
Just a simplified, fixed idea on a certain group of people, or one single person.
What are Stereotypes?
Having complete awareness of each and every feeling that is controlling one's mind right at this very moment.
What is Mindful Awareness?
This is typically a feeling of taking pleasure in what you do, and love to do.
What is Enjoyment?
You're basically seeing something in generally very extreme terms.
What is All-or-Nothing thinking/Polarized thinking?
These are anything that draws a person or yourself away from a given, or required task.
What are Distractions?
This is a form of discrimination generally based on race, such as the color of someone's skin, or hair styles, for example.
What is Racism?
Naming a specific emotion that you feel, can actually help us be aware of what we feel at what time.
What is Self-Awareness?
This is usually viewed and seen as motivation, engagement, and being uplifted in whatever task you're doing.
What is Inspiration?
You're typically taking something very personally, and usually blaming yourself without much, or no reasoning or logic.
What is Personalization?
This generally takes place within our minds, like daydreaming or thinking.
What are Internal Distractions?
This is generally someone who is present at a certain event, usually a bad one, like a school fight.
What are Bystanders?
This refers to the process by which all individuals which exact emotions they have, when they have those emotions exactly, and how they express and experience said emotions that they feel.
What is Emotional Regulation?
This is basically a lesser form of enthusiasm, where you're eager or excited for someone or something.
What is Eagerness?
A person labels his/herself as a failure, because he/she failed a test or an assignment.
What is Labelling or Mislabeling?
These are typically noises that can, and usually will draw you away from a given task.
What are External Distractions?
This is typically a negative or hostile belief about a certain group or individual, that a person or group hates.
What is Prejudice?
This ensures a long-term well-being, and it offers a permanent solution to any and all emotional stress.
What is Reappraisal?
This emotion stems strong self-esteem and belief in one's self, due to a situation or activity of some kind.
What is Confidence?
This is when you're hearing something is wrong is truly unacceptable, and we're always thinking we must always be right, and that being wrong at all is truly unacceptable.
What is Always Being Right?
These are usually formed through repeated, and heavy practice.
What are Habits?
This is basically treating everyone and everything equally and positively, not negatively and with heavy hostility.
What is Equality?
Trying to reduce the effects of negative emotions and actions, can lead to a better, overall more positive outcome for managing emotions and thoughts.
What is Self-Soothing?
This is characterized by someone having a deep, typically romantic affection for someone in particular, typically in a "the needs of the few, outweigh the needs of the many" type of situation.
What is Love?