Cognitive distortions
People categorize everything as either all good or all bad. They do not view situations in more complex ways.
What is black and white thinking?
For example, If they spend a weekend feeling lazy and bored, they believe they are and will always be lazy and bored.
What is emotional reasoning?
Patterns of thinking and feeling that decrease mental and emotional health; can be everyday worries or serious mental illnesses.
What are mental health conditions?
Need for water, air, food, and shelter.
What are physical needs?
Sadness, overwhelmed feeling, and low energy are symptoms for what stage of the mental health continuum?
What is Reacting?
People assume they know what other people are thinking and why they behave as they do. If they encounter people who are unfriendly, they jump to the conclusion that people do not like them. In reality, some people may just be shy
What is jumping to conclusions?
I got a f on my math test so now I’m a complete failure but the next day I got an A so now I’m a perfect student.
What is black and white thinking?
Short-term mental and emotional state in which negative thoughts and feelings impair relationships, daily tasks, and enjoyment of life
What is mental distress?
Need to feel safe in surroundings.
What is security?
Typical energy levels, sense of humor, and social engagement are symptoms for what stage of the mental health continuum?
What is the Healthy stage?
People believe that every event—even a relatively inconsequential event—has a huge and negative possible consequence.
What is catastrophizing?
If people do poorly on one exam, they believe they will never get into college.
What is catastrophizing?
The increased likelihood of developing a health condition due to inherited genes from biological parents.
What is genetic predisposition?
Need for support, assurance, praise, and acceptance.
What is Love and Acceptance?
Panic attacks, numbness, and depression are symptoms for what stage of the mental health continuum?
What is the Ill stage?
When people believe that whatever they feel at the moment is a permanent condition what pattern of thinking is taking place?
What is emotional reasoning?
I got into an argument with my brother and instead of listening to his side, I just wanted to win the argument and have the better statement.
What is always being right?
feeling of reaching one’s full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
What is self-actualizatio?
Need to be liked and respected.
What is Esteem?
Fatigue and restless sleep are symptoms of what stage of mental health?
What is the injured stage?
People believe they can pressure or persuade other people to change. In reality, people cannot change anyone except themselves.
What is fallacy of change?
Tim tried to persuade Bob into becoming a bully with him.
What is Fallacy of Change?
Model of understanding human needs, in which basic needs are met before higher level needs.
What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
All needs have been fulfilled to some degree?
What is self-actualization?
Substance use that is difficult to control but not completely out of control is a symptom of what stage of the mental health continuum?
What is injured?