Cognitive Distortion
Vocabulary
OCD/Anxiety
CBT/DBT
Mood disorders
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100

Another name for "black and white thinking"

All or nothing thinking

Ex: "If I'm not perfect, I have failed."


100

The period of time in which we wait for our anxiety to decrease during exposures

Habituation

100

Describes the reaction our body has to a potential threat (whether or not it is actually threatening)

Stress response (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)

100

The intervention for depression used at Rogers - focused on routine, valued, and enjoyable activities

Behavioral activation (BA)

100

R's favorite coping skill(s) (name at least one)

Animating, drawing, slime

200

Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation (sometimes exaggerated)

Catastrophizing

200

The subtype of OCD often characterized by worries that you will cause harm to yourself or others directly or because you did/didn't do something unrelated

Harm OCD

200

A DBT acronym describing a way of communicating a boundary or a request - the last step involves negotiation if necessary

DEARMAN

200

The letters MDD stand for this mood disorder

Major depressive disorder

200

True or false: J enjoys programming from home

False!

300

Imagining we know what others are thinking

Jumping to conclusions (specifically "mind reading")

Ex: "She didn't say hi to me. She must be angry with me."


300

The subtype of OCD related to fears of offending God or another religious being

Scrupulosity or religious OCD

300

Please demonstrate one of the following coping skills: progressive muscle relaxation, 5-4-3-2-1, or another relaxation skill of your choice

(demonstrate)

300

A word meaning thinking about something (usually unpleasant) over and over again, leaving someone to feel worse than before without solving the problem

Rumination

300

In addition to art, S is known for this hobby at home (hint: she showed some pictures of her work during check in recently). 

Baking!

400

Believing that you are responsible for events outside of your control

Personalization

"My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her."

400
The name of symptoms that have to do with anxiety manifesting in the body

Somatic symptoms

400

A state of mind during which we can make decisions that align with our values - between "emotion mind" and "rational mind"

Wise mind

400
A mild but long-lasting type of depression (not MDD)

Dysthymia

400

Madeline is from this city

Seattle

500

Discounting the good things that have happened or that you have done for some reason or another

Disqualifying the positive

500

A specific type of contamination OCD characterized by fears around being "contaminated" by a specific person, place, thing, or idea (i.e. "I can't be around my sister because she is contaminated"). 

Essence or emotional contamination

500

Please explain the TRAP/TRAC cycle and how it applies to depression

TRAP = trigger, emotional reaction, avoidance pattern

TRAC = trigger, emotional reaction, active coping

TRAC breaks the avoidance cycle of TRAP in order to prevent future triggers because of our avoidance.


500

A word that describes difficulty feeling pleasure, such as a lack of enjoyment in things someone used to like

Anhedonia

500

A wants to have this job when she grows up

Psychiatrist!