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Thinking errors is another form of what
What is Cognitive Distortions
She broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking
When someone makes excuses for what they did, they are what
What is Justifying
This is when you guess what's happening before you have all the facts
What is Assuming
This is when someone thinks their actions aren't serious or important.
What is minimizing.
This is when someone tells you only the true things that make them look good or help their case, leaving out nay facts that don't.
What is Fact Stacking
This is when you pay close attention to what others do or don't do, usually their mistakes.
What is Keeping Score
This is when someone points fingers at others for their problems.
What is Blaming
Stinkin Thinkin is another form of what
What is Cognitive Distortions
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion.
What is Catastrophizing
Instead of admitting they were wrong, they try to explain their behavior to avoid blame is what cognitive distortions
What is Justifying
This is when someone refuses to take ownership and may hold resentment toward those they accuse.
What is Blaming
You do this to compare it to your own actions and make what you did seem more acceptable or "not as bad."
What is Keeping Score
This is when someone arranges information to benefit themselves.
This is Fact Stacking
This is when you handle a situation by looking only at the facts and logic, ignoring your feelings.
What is Intellectualizing.
This is when we look at our strengths and devalue/underestimate them.
What is Minimization
I know she complimented me on my new outfit but she was just being nice.
What is Minimization
This is when someone says that something didn't happen, even though it really did
What is Denial
This is when someone might use words such as "just" or "only" to make what they did seem less harmful, which downplays the impact on others.
What is Minimizing
Unhealthy ways of thinking can lead to...
What is unhealthy behaviors
This is when a person acts like a victim, seeking sympathy from others
What is Helplessness
It's like using just your brain to solve a problem instead of feeling emotions like sadness, anger or worry.
What is Intellectualizing
This is when someone expresses sadness or frustration to distract from the fact that they need to confront their own issues.
What is Helplessness
instead of saying they did something wrong, they say they didn't mean to do it. This way, they avoid taking the blame
What is Denial