Thinking pattern
Kevin usually volunteers to help grill the meat at the Unit BBQs and is known for his skills. This time he burns the hamburgers. He says to himself – “I ALWAYS mess things up for everyone!”
All or nothing thinking/ all or nothing allen
Tristian was bit by a dog. Now he says that all dogs are scary and people should only have cats as pets.
All or nothing thinking
What is disqualifying the positive thinking (Negative Nate) or ignoring the good?
Rodriquez stopped drinking and hangs out in his room on the weekends while his friends hang out in the ville. One night they all get into a fight with some other guys. "If I had been there the fight might not have happened or I could have stopped it.
Personalization/ blaming Blake
Jenny’s best friend got into a car accident on the way home from a party at Jenny’s. Jenny blames herself for the accident.
Personalization/blaming blake
What is personalization (blaming blake)?
Blaming yourself for anything that goes wrong
Amy ate a raw burger at a restaurant. Now Amy refuses to eat at restaurants and says that all restaurants cook raw meat.
Overgeneralization/over and over oliver
Sylvia tripped during her dance performance. Now Sylvia says she will never perform on stage again.
Overgeneralization/ over and over Oliver
What is overgeneralization?
When something happens to a person and they think it's going to keep happening over and over again.
Give an example of negative nate/ ignoring the good.
Get one answer wrong on a test and all you think about is the mistake.
Jenna got her first excellent grade in math. She writes it off by saying – “ahh, it’s just a fluke. The test was super easy.
Minimization/ not a big deal norman
What is minimization?
When a person is successful in something and thinks it is not a big deal.
A mother blames herself for her child getting bullied in school. She says, “If I placed my child in a different school, this would have been avoided.”
personalization/ blaming blake
Give an example of personalization/ blaming blake
-My basketball team lost the game. It's all my fault.
-Annie is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.
What is all or nothing thinking?
Everything is "right or wrong"