Name it
These are thoughts that our brain perceive as real even though they are inaccurate. They change the way we see our reality
cognitive distortions
"I am so scared of getting into the airplane! I just know its going to crash!"
This is an example of:
a) catastrophizing
b) magical thinking
c) jumping to conclusions
Catastrophizing
Give me a sentence example of a "should statement"
"people should always be nice to me"
"I should always be happy. I should never be sad"
"It is not what happened to me, it is how I ____ it."
See, understand, think of
The strongest man in the DC universe who is also part of the Justice League
Superman
This is when we give someone else or ourselves a judgement in the form of a name or description based on a single event.
labeling
" I never win at anything!" and "I always do math problems wrong" are examples of:
a) emotional reasoning
b)fortune telling
c) all or nothing thinking
All or nothing thinking
Give me an example of "labeling"
"I made a mistake, I am a loser"
"I got an F in the test, I am dumb"
These three are related and always affecting each other:
Thoughts, feelings, and ____
actions
Name 2 grass, water, and fire starter pokemon
charmander, bulbasaur, squirtle, totodile, chikorita, cyndaquil, torchic, turtwig, treeko, mudkip, oshawott, litten, froakie, fennikin.. etc
Making assumptions about what others are thinking or feeling without any evidence
Mind reading
True or False
Cognitive distortions are also known as Irrational thoughts.
True
Give me an example of "Emotional Reasoning/Feelings are Facts"
"I feel lonely so nobody must like me"
"I am angry at my mom so we hate each other"
CBT tells us to challenge our thoughts. Can you come up with 3 reasons for why the following is true or false?
"My best friend ignored me during Lunch"
Examples:
He was sick, He was mad at me, He was having a bad day, He wanted to hang out with someone else that day, He needed to go to class to turn in homework, He had to leave for the day, He wanted to hang out with girlfriend/boyfriend etc.
Cloud, Squall, Zidane, Tidus, Noctis, and Lightning are characters of this very popular franchise
OR
Link and Zelda often find themselves having to defeat this villain.
Final Fantasy
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Ganon/Ganondorf
Seeing things as either all good or all bad without noticing what is in the middle
All or nothing thinking
_______ thoughts are those that pop into our head without even thinking about them
automatic
Give me an example of "mind reading"
"Those people are laughing, so they must be making fun of me"
"My friend did not invite me to the party. She thinks I am uncool"
Name 5 healthy coping skills and 5 unhealthy coping skills.
Healthy: exercising, reading, writing, drawing, dancing, videogames, watching tv, drinking coffee, breathing, mindfulness, listening to music, and many more
Unhealthy: Using drugs, drinking alcohol, avoiding situations, isolating too much, taking uneccesary risks, eating too much/too little, sleeping too much/too little, breaking things, being mean to others, fighting, hurting myself, negative self talk, too much screen time, procrastination
Name 3 of Bowsers minions
Koopa Troopas, Shy guys, goombas, Boo, Chain Chomp, Bloopes, Piranha plant, Bomb-omb, Lakitu, Cheep Cheep, Spiny, hammer bros, kamek, etc
Believing your feelings reflect what is reality
Emotional reasoning/Feelings are facts
The only person I can control in life is _____
Myself and how I react to things
Give me an example of "Discounting the positive"
"I got an A in the test, it was lucky"
"She said my hat looks good on me, I bet she was just being nice because she knows my mom"
This is something we sometimes do in our heads, as we have bad thoughts about ourself, irrational assumptions in the form of cognitive distortions, and pessimistic views on life.
negative self-talk
Name 3 of the infinity stones
Daily Double: Name all 6
Mind, reality, soul, power, space, and time