THINKING ERRORS
Name 3 thinking errors
What is black and white thinking, catastrophizing, overgeneralizing, minimizing, mental filtering, blaming, emotional reasoning.
What type of thinking error is the following: “I should have gone to the gym”
What are “should” statements
What are the physical sensations of anger?
What is heart racing, face feels hot, tension/muscles tighten, shaking
What is emotional reasoning?
What is the assumption that emotions reflect reality; just because we feel something, we think it is true; making decisions based on emotion
Provide an example of minimization.
What is that was just one drink
What emotion is this: a feeling you may have when you are constantly thinking about something and are unsure what the outcome might be.
What is anxious/worried
What thinking error does this define: Making broad assumptions or interpretations from one or a few events
What is Overgeneralization
What is the definition of jumping to conclusions?
What is making assumptions or interpreting an event with little to no evidence
What is the difference between a reaction and a response
What is reaction – quick, impulsive and based on whatever emotions you are feeling. Response – thought through, consider multiple options rather than going with the first one; less emotionally-driven.
What thinking error does this define: Thinking in extremes; often using the words “always,” “never,” or “every”
What is Black and white thinking; all or nothing thinking
What thinking error does the following define: imagining only the worst possible scenario/outcome of a situation; only seeing the absolute worst
What is catastrophizing/awfulizing
Provide an example of a thought AND behavior that goes along with the emotion ‘guilty’
What is, how could I do that? Crying.
Provide an example of a thinking error that you or someone else you know engaged in recently. You must also name the type of thinking error it was.
What is I must not be important to the group. Mental filtering
What thinking error is the following: “I’m a good person – bad things shouldn’t happen to me.”
What is magical thinking/fortune telling.
Provide an example of a thought AND behavior that goes along with the emotion ‘sad’
What is I do not think I will make it out of this. Isolates from others