Types 1
This type of thinking is when we see things in black and white categories. There is no grey area.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking
This is when we tag simplistic and unfair definitions that are probably wrong or more likely incomplete on ourselves and others.
What is Labeling
I always fail when I try something new; therefore I'm a failure.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking
"I will never be happy"
Examples: "I may be unhappy now but that will pass." "I have been happy before and I will be happy again."
Fortune Telling and Mind Reading are types of what cognitive distortion?
What is Jumping to Conclusions
This is when we see a single negative event as a part of a never-ending streak of failure. We use words like "always," "never," "everybody". (Example: This man treated me poorly; therefore men will always treat me poorly).
What is Overgeneralization
This is when we anticipate that things will turn out badly and act as if they already turned out that way.
What is Fortune Telling
She did not wave at me this morning. She must be mad at me!
What is Mind Reading
This is another term for Cognitive Distortions.
What is Faulty Thinking or Thinking Errors
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion- seeing the negative as more important than it is, while seeing the positive as less important than it is.
What is Magnification
This is when we assume we are the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for.
What is Personalization
My parents are getting divorced- it must be because of me.
What is personalization
He didn't say hi to me this morning so he must be mad at me for something I did.
"There are many reasons why he did not say Hi to me. It's probably not personal." "I will check in with him later and make sure everything is ok"
Types of statements that make us feel pressured, guilty, or resentful that we use to motivate ourselves to do things and create unrealistic expectations.
What are "Should" statements.
This is when we conclude that someone is acting negatively towards us without checking it out or seeking other evidence.
What is Mind Reading
This is when we look at our strengths and make/view them as less important than they are.
What is Minimization
I know she complimented me on my new outfit but she was just being nice, she didn't really mean it.
What is Disqualifying the Positive
I know I am going to have a panic attack when I go the party tomorrow so I should just cancel my plans now.
"I can practice my coping skills if I start to feel anxious and I can leave the party if I start to panic. But I should at least give it a try." "I have been to these types of parties before and I have never had a panic attack. I will probably be fine."
These are well-learned ways of thinking about situations that are instantaneous and reflect our underlying beliefs about the world.
What are automatic thoughts
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively.
What is Mental Filter
This is an extreme example of turning positive events into negative ones.
What is Disqualifying the Positive
I am mentally ill and cannot contribute anything to anyone.
* Bonus 200 points if they can offer a reframe!
What is Labeling. Reframe! I am living with a mental illness and I have a lot to offer to this world! Mental illness does not define who I am as a person!
I have had a headache for two days. I must have a brain tumor.
"Headaches are common and happen occasionally. There is no need to worry." "If my headache doesn't go away in a day I will make an appointment with my doctor to check it out." "I am under a lot of stress and my body is probably telling me I need to take it easy."
Name a type of thinking error we witnessed on the Bachelorette and give the example.
Up to Staff.