Thinking
Thinking Report
Thinking Distortions
CTE's/ATE's
CTE's/ATE's 2
100

Thinking about your thinking.

Metacognition

100

Emotions or other sensations that resulted from your thoughts about the event.

Feelings

100

"The CO don't like me. He is targeting me."

Personalization

100

Thinking distortions are about what we think; criminal and addictive thinking patterns are about ____ we think.

what

100

"I'ma pay someone to do my treatment work."

Selective effort

200

Basic assumptions we've made and accepted as true of ourselves, others, and the world. 

Core Beliefs

200

What popped into your mind when the event occurred.

Thought

200

"It was only cocaine."

Minimization

200

"My dad was drunk all the time and my mom shot heroin. They never worked. It's not my fault I use and steal." 

Victim stance

200

"I don't know why I'm in the program with all of them. All I did was get a DUI." 

Good person stance

300

Our personal mental _____ consists of all the things we encounter in life-interactions with parents, teachers, neighbors, strangers, authorities, friends, relatives, tv, movies, etc. 

Maps

300

Exactly what happened to begin the chain of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors or potential behaviors.

Event

300

"Life is never fair."

Overgeneralization

300

"Don't tell me about what drugs do. I know more about drugs than you'll ever know." 

Unique Person Stance

300
"Do unto others before they do unto you."

Use of Power to Control

400

Event->Thought->Feeling->Behavior is called ____

Thinking Chain

400

Actions in response to the event as directed by your thoughts and reinforced by your feelings.

Behavior

400

"You're either my friend or my enemy."

Extreme/All-or-nothing thinking

400

"I'll gather dirt on him before he gets dirt on me. I may need it later."

Fear of Exposure

400

"I knew it was wrong, but I wanted the rush."

Seek excitement first

500
Tool that helps you become aware of your own thinking and how to start thinking about your own thinking.

Thinking Report

500

Healthier thoughts and actions that are different from your first, automatic thoughts and that could lead to a more positive outcome

Alternative thoughts and behaviors

500

"I caught a case."

Actor vs. observer bias

500

"I got away with it before without getting caught. When I get out, I'll just boost to get what I need." 

Lack of time perspective

500

"What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine."

Ownership stance