Definition 1
You see things in black and white categories
What is All or Nothing Thinking
You anticipate that things will turn out badly, and you will feel convinced that your prediction is an already established fact.
What is Fortune Telling
“The coach got fired. If I would have tried harder, he would still be here.”
What is Personalization
"I didn't shovel the snow for 3 days after it snowed, my neighbors think I'm lazy"
What is Mind Reading
True or False: Cognitive distortions can be corrected over time.
You place false or unrealistic expectations on yourself or others, thereby setting yourself up to feel angry, guilty, or disappointed. Common words include must, ought to, should, needs to
What is Should Statements
You exaggerate the importance of things, blowing them way out of proportion.
What is Magnification or Catastrophizing.
“Someone thought my presentation at work was just ‘good.’ I must be a failure as a communicator.”
What is All or Nothing Thinking
"I really did poorly on that test. I’m such a loser!”
What is Labeling
Habitual errors in thinking
What is Cognitive Distortions
You reject positive experiences by insisting that they do not count for some reason or other.
What is Discounting/Disqualifying the Positive
You categorize different people, places, and entities based on your own experiences with each particular thing.
“I know my husband is at a work conference but he hasn’t called me in 2 days. He probably met someone else and wants a divorce.”
What is catastrophizing or magnification
“I was promoted at work because there must have been no one else who wanted the job.”
What is Discounting the Positive.
Take away the power of cognitive distortions by first ________ them.
What is identifying.
Take away the power of cognitive distortions by first identifying them.
We generalize by taking one characteristic of a person or self, and applying it to the whole person or self.
What is Labeling
You see yourself as the cause of some problem, or take on someone’s opinion as having more value than it does.
What is Personalization
“I had a good interview but didn’t get the job. I’ll never get another job.”
What is Overgeneralization
“Everyone said ‘thank you’ to me for what I did but I’m sure it’s because it’s the proper thing to do. They didn’t really mean it.”
What is Minimization
Fortune Telling and Mind Reading are types of what cognitive distortion?
What is Jumping to Conclusions
You assume that your negative emotions necessarily reflect the way things really are, “I feel it, so it must be true.”
Emotional Reasoning
You pick a single negative detail and dwell on it exclusively so that your vision of all reality becomes darkened, like the drop of ink that discolors the entire beaker of water.
What is Mental Filter
“I gained 5 pounds. I’m so fat. No one will want to be seen with me.”
"I am going to mess up in this interview"
What is Fortune Telling
Reframe: I have had a headache for two days. I must have a brain tumor.
What is... "Headaches are common and happen occasionally. There is no need to worry." "If my headache doesn't go away in a day I will make an appointment with my PCP to check it out." "I am under a lot of stress and my body is probably telling me I need to take it easy." "I might be dehydrated"