Ture or false
Everyone experiences cognitive differences to some degree.
true
Cognitive distortions are irrational thoughts that can influence our ___________
Emotions/Actions
What would a best example of overgeneralization be regarding getting one D on a test
A) It is just one bad grade, it will average out and I will be fine
B) I will never get another passing grade on a test.
C) I will be able to make up for it later
B
True or false
Minimizing is when you don't take credit for the good things that you have done.
True dat
Give an example of a should statement.
I should always get straight A's.
Labeling is where you assign negative traits to yourself and others.
True
You believe that people are talking about you as soon as you walk into the room. This is an example of _______reading.
Mind
You were late one time for your job after being there for a year. A month later a new protocol was made for people being late to work. Immediately you blame yourself for the reasoning of this new protocol. This kind of cognitive distortion is know as what:
A: Labeling
B: Personalization
C: Black or white type of thinking
Personalization
True or false
Maximizing is when you let the little things slide and maximize all the good things are happening.
Negative
maximizing is blowing little things up to be big things!
Give an example or a scenario of jumping to conclusions
My friend said they cannot hang out with me this weekend, they must hate me
Disqualifying the positives is when one only recognizes the positives in a situation and ignoring the negatives.
False
You predict the worse possible outcomes of a situation without any proof that that is the case. For example, you wake up and say, "today is going to be a terrible day." This is an example of __________.
Fortune-telling
"I should always be happy, I should never be sad" is an example of what cognitive distortion?
A) mind reading
B) fortune telling
C) Should Statements
Should Statements
What would a good way to reframe the following sentence:
I can't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't do it, YET.... But eventually I will.
"I Know if I ask for help everyone will laugh at me" is what kind of cognitive distortion?
Fortune telling
It takes time to retrain Cognitive distortions
true
A cognitive distortion that is also known as a "black and white" type of thinking is _______ or ________.
All or nothing thinking
What is a way to help stop catastrophizing thinking?
A) Nothing it is natural
B) Just keep saying "It's fiiiiiiiiine"
C) Stop, breathe, think about the situation and see if what you are thinking matches the situation.
C
True or false:
Your thoughts can distort the truth.
True
Your ride is late, give an example of catastrophic thinking.
"They got in an extreme accident or someone kidnapped them and I am going to have to live with my grandmother and go to different schools and lose all my friends and my parents are gonna be gone.
Your frame of thinking affects how you feel?
True
Cognitive Distortions are harmful when they are _______.
extreme
What is an effective way of stopping disqualification of the positives?
A) Only focus on the negatives
B) only focus on the positives
C) able to recognize both positives and negatives
C
What are some examples of doing a reality check when experiencing cognitive Distortions?
Check the facts
pros and cons of a situation (finding new opportunities)
making lists of all the things you can do if you keep saying you can't do anything.
Finding shades of gray
Give an example of an all or nothing statement.
I never do well in school.
I always mess it up.