Cognitive Distortions
Sometimes called black and white thinking
All or nothing thinking
Imagining that we know what other people are thinking
Mind reading/Jumping to conclusions
Being overly broad in the conclusions we draw
"Nothing good ever happens"
"This is always going to be horrible"
Mr. John's most favorite thing in the world (not his wife)
His cat
The opposite of up
Down
Only paying attention to certain types of evidence.
Mental Filter
Discounting the good things that have happened
Disqualifying the positive
Allowing your emotions to be with you without acting ineffectively.
Riding the wave
Ms. Kristen's favorite food
Cereal
The first video game
Pong
Knowing the future before it happens.
Fortune Telling/Jumping to conclusions
Blowing things out of proportion
Making things bigger than they are
Magnification/Catastrophising
A complete acknowledgment of reality as it is in that precise moment. It means accepting that all of these painful situations or aspects happened or are currently happening. It means deciding to accept the facts of reality.
Radical Acceptance
This staff has three Dachshunds
Ms. Rachel
Mountain that is the highest elevation above sea level.
Mount Everest
Assigning labels to ourselves or others.
"I'm a loser"
"You're an idiot"
Labeling
Blaming yourself for or taking responsibility for something that was not completely your fault
"This is all my fault"
Personalization
The capacity to BE AWARE of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.
Emotional Intelligence
Other than her cats, this staff would love to have a Koala as a pet.
Ms. Lauren
Three out of the four Mount Rushmore Presidents
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt.
Assuming that because we feel a certain way it must be true
Emotional reasoning
"I should have gotten a better grade"
Should statement
A structure and process for partnership, equity, accountability, and ownership
Shared governance
This staff would love to own their own greenhouse
Nurse Renee
Year the first Iphone came out
2007