Cognitive Distortions
Therapy Concepts
Thought or Feeling?
Coping Skills
100

"Of course I messed that up, I always mess things up."

What is All or Nothing Thinking (or Black and White Thinking)?

100

What does CBT stand for?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

100

"I feel frustrated."

What is Feeling?

100

Name a mindfulness skill.

Possible options: one thing in the moment, meditation, breathing, mindful movement

200

"This never should have happened."

What is Should Statement?

200

Which modality uses the skill of Behavioral Activation

CBT

200

"I'm sure this conversation will make me more anxious."

What is Thought?

200

Name an example of a strategy for cognitive restructuring/changing unhelpful thoughts.

Possible options: Thoughts on Trial, Three C's, Fact or Opinion, Thought Journal, Checking the Facts

300

"My friend thinks I'm too needy. That is why she ignored my call."

What is Jumping to Conclusions (or Mind Reading)?

300

What does ACT stand for?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

300
"I'm absolutely disgusted."

What is Feeling?

300

Name a skill from TIP(P).

Temperature

Intense Exercise

Paced Breathing

Paired Muscle Relaxation

400

"I didn't get the job. I feel like such a failure, probably because I am such a failure."

What is Overgeneralization?

What is Emotional Reasoning?

What is Magnification/Minimization?

400

Which modality encourages building psychological flexibility?

ACT

400

"I'm always depressed."

What is Thought?

400

Name a grounding skill.

Possible options: 5-4-3-2-1, breathing, PMR, categories, counting backwards
500

"There is no way I'll recover from this."

What is Catastrophizing (Magnification)?

What is Fortune Telling (Jumping to Conclusions)?

500

What is a dialectic?

Two things can be true at the same time (DBT).