Say what?!
"My entire life is falling apart"
What is an example of exaggerating?
These 2 distortions both hold parties responsible for thing that are out the respective parties' controls.
What is blaming AND self-blaming?
This distortion is also known as "all or nothing". Thinking in polar opposites and not finding the middle ground.
What is black and white thinking?
"Today was a difficult day"
What is an example of reframing exaggeration?
"I feel guilty which means I am a bad person"
What is an example of feelings are facts?
Both of these distortions magnify emotions and lead one to believe that emotions are completely rational
What are mindreading AND feelings are facts?
This thinking predicts events that will turn out badly
What is forecasting or 'what if' distortions?
"Feeling angry doesn't make me a horrible person"
What is an example of reframing feelings are facts?
"Either they did this on purpose or they're just an idiot"
What is an example of black and white thinking?
All 3 of these distortions concern predicting the future
What are catastrophizing, forecasting, and overestimating the threat/magnification?
An extreme form of overgeneralizing in which instead of describing a negative error, a negative term is attached to it.
What is labeling cognitive distortion?
"Only stupid people make careless mistakes"
What is an example of a judging cognitive distortion?
Both of these thinking patterns only operate in polar opposites.
What are black and white thinking AND overgeneralization?
A negative pitfall that is improbable yet feels very likely
What is the definition of overestimating the threat?
My failure is a "first attempt in learning".
What is an example of reframing a labeling comment?
"They're going to kick me out if I don't increase my meal plan compliance"
What is an example of blaming?
Focusing only on the negatives and neglecting any and all of the positives
What are mental filtering and discounting the positives?
Expecting disaster to strike, a looming cloud of doom and dread
What is catastrophizing?
I am partially to blame for this having happened to me, even though some circumstances are beyond my control that led to this outcome.
What is an example of reframing a blaming statement?