Cognitive Distortions
Mind reading and fortune telling are this type of cognitive distortion?
What is jumping to conclusions?
The cognitive triangle of CBT is composed of these three things.
What is thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
Inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding your breath for equal counts to calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and manage anxiety.
What is box breathing?
True or false: Avoiding situations that cause anxiety is a recommended CBT strategy.
False
The people who run groups are called "MCs", which is short for this title.
What is milieu coordinator?
Thinking in absolutes such as “always,” “never,” or “every.” “I never do a good enough job on anything.”
What is all or nothing thinking?
A person’s most central ideas about themselves, others, and the world is commonly referred to in CBT as this.
What are core beliefs?
Changing things in one’s physical environment can deter a patient from acting on ED symptoms.
What is environmental engineering?
This common CBT technique involves tracking automatic thoughts.
What is a thought record?
The name of this group room.
What is "chestnut"?
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are. “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
What is emotional reasoning?
This CBT skill is a step-by-step breakdown of the events, thoughts, feelings, and actions that lead to a specific problematic behavior.
What is a behavior chain?
One might practice this skill by jounaling or verbal expression.
What is gratitude?
Facing fears little by little is called this.
What is an exposure?
The ERC logo has this image.
What is a tree/person?
Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
What is catastrophizing?
The process of identifying and reframing negative thought patterns into more realistic and positive thoughts.
What is cognitive restructuring?
Self-soothing a coping technique that involves comforting yourself using this/these.
What are the (five) senses?
One goal of CBT is to help individuals identify and change ______ thoughts.
What is negative / unhelpful?
Besides CBT-E, name another group you have at ERC.
DBT, ACT, IPT, Managing Anxiety, Process Group, Nutrition, etc.
When this type of thinking occurs, you assign judgment to yourself or others based on one negative occurrence or incident.
What is labeling?
What is challenging a thought?
Questioning whether it's true or helpful and replacing it with a more balanced or realistic thought.
This mindfulness technique manages impulses by observing them like waves without acting on them.
What is urge surfing?
This technique increases engagement in rewarding, meaningful, and purposeful activities. It operates on the principle that taking action—even without motivation—can improve mood and break cycles of avoidance, isolation, and, in some cases, procrastination.
What is behavioral activation?
The name of the meal room.
What is "maple"?