Name that Cognitive Distortion I
Believing that, in every situation, the worst possible outcome will happen
What is catastrophizing?
Everything is viewed as one extreme or the other - there is no middle ground?
What is extreme/polarized/black and white thinking?
There is no point in asking her out, she's going to say no.
What is fortune telling?
Telling yourself: I can do this. I have done it before and I can do it again.
What is positive self-talk?
The average population of MCF-Faribault.
What is between 1900-2058?
Your feelings are the guide to how you think and what you do.
What is emotional reasoning?
Everything that happens around you is always about you.
What is personalization?
I ate two desserts last night - my entire diet is ruined.
What is black and white thinking?
Focusing on the current moment and not paying attention to thoughts about the past or future.
What is mindfulness?
What is Ms. Wilson and Ms. Roushar?
You take events out of context and blow them out of proportion.
What is magnification?
You take events out of context and downplay the events' significance.
What is minimization?
I am nervous for this test. I'm not going to be able to concentrate, I'm going to get every question wrong, and then I'm going to fail the class.
What is catastrophizing?
Controlling impulses; responding, not reacting.
How long has Ms. Wilson been working for the DOC?
What is about a month and a half?
You think you know where things are headed and you make a snap decision with little or no evidence.
What is jumping to conclusions/mind reading/fortune telling?
Not listening to or trusting new information. No one can convince you of anything more than you already believe you know.
What is closed thinking?
My celly didn't say anything to me when he got back from work. He must be mad at me.
What is personalization?
We all experience these - they provide information about how we are interpreting our situation or environment. They are not inherently good or bad, but the way we express them might be.
What are feelings and emotions?
This letter does not appear in any US state name.
What is Q?
When you are involved in a situation, you tend to focus only on the situation outside of you. When you are witnessing a situation, you are able to objectively look at both the people involved and the situation itself.
You separate yourself from others by looking at the differences rather than the similarities.
Sure - I lost my temper and yell at my family a lot of the time. But I go to work and pay the bills, so it makes up for it.
Owning your choices, behaviors, and their consequences.
What is personal responsibility?
The facility was used for this purpose prior to becoming a correctional facility.
What is a state mental hospital?