Thinking Errors Definitions
Thinking Error Examples
Methods to Untwist your Thinking!
Feeling Identification
Harry Potter
100

You look at things in absolute. Black and white categories

What is all or nothing thinking.

100

"My mom never lets me do anything"

What is black and white thinking.

100
Write down your negative thoughts and pick which thinking error it is

What is identify the distortion method. 

100

Emotions characterized by loss, sorrow or being let down

What is sadness 

100

Who killed Harry's parents? That is to say who gave him his scar

What is Voldemort 

200

You dwell on the negatives and ignore the positives

What is mental filtering

200

"I feel so worthless, so I must be."

What is emotional reasoning 

200

Finding a middle ground about a situation, considering other perspectives and possibilities 

What is thinking in shades of grey

200

A feeling of great pleasure and happiness

What is joy

200

When the story starts, where was Harry’s room at the Dursley’s located

What is a closet under the stairs

300

You shrink importance about things 

What is minimization
300

"When I get home my brother is going to hog the T.V. and I won't be able to watch my show"

What is fortune telling. 

300

Talking to yourself the way you might talk to a loved one or dear friend. 

What is the double standard method.

300

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility

What is anger.

300

Who is Harry's godfather?

What is Serious Black

400

You insist that your positive characteristics or positive qualities "don't count."

What is discounting the positives. 

400
"They aren't looking at me, I must have said something wrong."

What is personalization 

400

Listing the advantages and disadvantages of feeling or thinking a particular way

What is cost and benefits analysis

400

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

What is embarrassment 

400

What is Dumbledore’s first name

What is Albus

500

You identify with your shortcomings. Instead of saying I made a mistake, you think, "I'm an idiot"

What is labeling.
500

"I never do anything right." 

What is overgeneralization. 

500

Ask other people about their opinions or perspectives about a situation 

What is the survey method

500

An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat

What is fear

500

What type of creature was Fluffy

What is a giant three headed dog.