Criminal and Addictive Thinking and Behavior

The Basics

100

This influences feelings and behaviors

thoughts

200

Basic Assumptions we've made and accepted as true about ourselves, other people, and the world

Core beliefs

300

True or False: 

You can change your thoughts.  

True

400

Inaccurate, slanted, or one-sided ways that people look at themselves, others, and the world. 

distorted thoughts or thinking distortions

500

These are the emotional reactions we experience, such as sadness, anger, or anxiety.

Feelings

Common Thinking Distortions

100

Believing that something that happens around you is about you.

Personalization

200

You think you know something and make snap decision with no evidence

jumping to conclusions

300

Believing your feelings are facts

emotional reasoning

400

We focus only on certain parts of a story or situations

selective focus

500

We believe situations just happen to use and we don't take responsibility for our part. 

Actor vs Observer

Criminal and Addictive Thinking Patterns Level 2

100

We seek excitement first, which keeps us from responsible behavior

seek excitement first 

200

We lie, cheat, steal, and beg to get what we want

use of deceit to control

300

We make excuses, point fingers at others, and claim that we were the ones who were wronged. 

victim or self pity stance

400

we consider ourselves to be a good person, no matter what we do or how we act

good person stance

500

we do almost anything to avoid responsible effort

selective effort

Criminal and Addictive Thinking Patterns Level 1

100

we see ourselves as special or different than others

unique person stance

200

We may act fearless, but inside we are consumed with fear

fear of exposure

300

We use power to manipulate, intimidate, humiliate, or dominate others

use of power to control

400

We seek the pleasure of getting high without thinking about the consequences

seek pleasure first

500

We tend to live only in the present or in the near future

lack of time perspective

Criminal and Addictive TACTICS

100

The three main types of tactics?

avoidance, diversion, aggressive

200

Thinking patterns and stances focus on thinking and tactics focus on ?

patterns of behavior

300

Leaving out information or telling only half truths is what type of lying?

Lying by omission

400

The purpose of all criminal and addictive thinking patterns is to avoid what?

Responsibility

500

This is an example of which tactic?

Putting on an act to try to convince others that we're weak, helpless, or too stupid to be responsible so they'll let us off the hook. 

Playing Dumb