CBT
Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive Distortions
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100

What does CBT stand for? 

Cognitive Behavior Therapy 

100

Thinking in absolutes such as “always,” “never,” or “every.”

All or Nothing Thinking/Black and White Thinking

100

Exaggerating the importance of events. 

Magnification

100

What is the national animal of Scotland?

A unicorn

200

What is the CBT triangle?

a triangle representing the connecting between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

200

The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.

Emotional Reasoning

200

Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.

Mindreading

200

Which country is the largest in the world?

Russia

300

Where on the CBT triangle does CBT focus on? 

Thoughts

300

Recognizing only the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive.

Disqualifying the Positive

300

Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.

Catastrophizing 

300

What is the only food that never goes bad?

Honey

400

If we work on changing our thoughts, what else changes?

Our emotions and behaviors

400

Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.

Overgeneralization

400

The expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.

Fortune Telling

400

What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It”?

Eddie Van Halen

500

Who was CBT created by?

Albert Ellis

500
Making the importance of the events smaller than it actually is. 

Minimizing 

500

The belief that things should be a certain way.

Should statements

500

What year did the comedy sketch TV show "Saturday Night Live" debut?

1975