The Future
This is a tendency to expect the worst case-scenarios and minimizing the positive possibilities.
What is Catastrophizing?
I am not at fault, you should look to others,
maybe it's my father, perhaps it is my mother
What is Blaming?
A cognitive web of our making which controls what we focus on.
What is Filtering?
This evidence-based therapeutic modality stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
What is CBT?
When you feel negative, change your thoughts. Thoughts on the other spectrum can improve your mood.
What is Positive Thought Replacement?
This condition deals solely with the future and cause myriads of mental health related symptoms that can interfere with day-to-day living.
What is Anxiety?
It's me, it's me, it's me! I am the one to blame.
You need a guilty party? Please go use my name.
A decision making from the heart.
What is Emotional Reasoning?
Out of the three elements considered in CBT, this one is completely uncontrollable.
What is Emotion?
Weighing of the options, then choosing what is best.
This distortion refers to a tendency of drawing a rule from one experience.
What is Overgeneralization?
All-or-nothing, black-and-white thinking, narrows down choices, but ignores subtleties.
What is Polarized Thinking?
If I give, then I should receive.
A thought that is conjured up in our minds without effort. It packs a wallop on our mood and motivation.
What is an Automatic Negative Thought?
This is helpful in getting things done. Looking to the end and thinking about the optimal result.
What is Goal Setting?
This term refers to generalizing things in extreme manners to quickly label things in a person's environment.
What is Global Labelling?
The tendency to use one of two cognitive distortions that have to do with faults.
What are the Control Fallacies?
Wrong? That is not in my vocabulary!
This concept looks at how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors impact one another. Hint: It forms a triangle.
What is the Cognitive Triad? (Cognitive Triangle)
These thoughts need to be fought. Don't let them fill you with negativity.
What is Challenging Cognitive Distortions?
There is little to prove, things may be inconclusive, even if things are illogical, I cannot be dismissive.
What is Jumping to Conclusion?
This distortion is often seen in romantic relationships. It often leads to repeated disappointment, which then leads to resentment.
What is the Fallacy of Change?
A focus on the past and a focus on the future. Be careful using this. It could really kill your motivation.
What are Shoulds?
A method to identify your root fear. This method combines challenging cognitive distortions and positive thought replacements. Hint (part of the method's name): Shoot this from a bow.
What is the Vertical Arrow Method?