Definitions
Exaggerating the importance of events. One might believe their mistakes are excessively important/worse than they are.
Magnification
"All girls love the color pink!"
Overgeneralization
Playing down the importance of events. One might believe their own achievements are unimportant, or that their mistakes are excessively important.
Minimizing
Cognitive distortions are ______ thoughts.
irrational
Who won between the Giants and the Cowboys this past Sunday?
The cowboys
Seeing only the worst possible outcome of a situation.
catastrophizing
"My friends didn't say hi to me when I first got to class. They probably hate me and think I'm annoying."
Mind reading
Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
Overgeneralization
Cognitive distortions can influence your ________.
emotions
What are the three primary colors?
+100 points if you name their three complimentary colors
red, yellow, blue
green, purple, orange
the belief that acts will influence unrelated situations
Magical thinking
"I am never going to get better and I'll never get into college or be able to move out."
catastrophizing
The belief that one is responsible for events outside of their own control
personalization
thinking in absolutes such as "always", "never", or "every"
all-or-nothing thinking
Where is the great barrier reef located?
Australia
interpreting the meaning of a situation with little or no evidence
jumping to conclusions
"I should be able to handle this problem on my own"
interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence
Mind Reading
recognizing only the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive.
disqualifying the positive
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile
the expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence
fortune telling
"My partner isn't texting me back. I feel ignored, they must not want to be with me anymore."
Emotional Reasoning
the assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
emotional reasoning
the belief that things should be a certain way.
"should" statements
Which song went 14x platinum in 2021?
"Old town road" by lil nas x