Fact Check
When a situation happens, what three areas affect how you act?
Thoughts
Mood/Emotions
Behavior
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
Sometimes call "black and white" thinking. Someone with this thinking style might say, "If im not perfect I have failed" or "Either I do it right or not at all".
What thinking style is this?
All or nothing thinking
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
How does CBT suggest improving mental health?
Changing irrational thoughts to be more rational.
True or false -
When a situation occurs, your first thought is usually a rational thought.
FALSE- Your initial or actual thought can be rational or irrational. If irrational, come up with a more helpful and rational thought. It is also called an alternate thought.
What lives under the sea and does not have a brain?
Starfish
Blaming yourself or taking responsibility for something that wasn't completely your fault. Blaming others for something that was your fault.
What thinking style is this?
Personalization
In CBT, what three areas are interconnected and impacts each other?
Thoughts
Emotions/feelings
Behaviors
Ways to promote helpful thinking ...
Rumination or focusing on the negative.
Challenge negative thoughts
What are core beliefs?
Core beliefs are a person’s most central ideas about themselves, others, and the world. These beliefs act like a lens through which every situation and life experience is seen.
Which gender mosquito bites (male or female)?
Female
Seeing a pattern based upon a single event, or being overly broad in the conclusions drawn. Someone with this thinking pattern might say, "Everything always happens to me" or "Nothing good ever happens".
What thinking style is this?
Over-generalizing
Why is CBT frequently used by therapists
It is an evidence based theory.
Ways to promote helpful thinking ...
Something to do with your emotional and reasonable mind.
Wise Mind
This type of thinking can negatively impact all areas of one's life including, academics, relationships, self-esteem, social interactions, etc.
Irrational thinking or cognitive distortions.
What color is polar bear skin?
Black
Blowing things out of proportion (catastrophizing) or inappropriately shrinking something to make it seem less important (minimization).
What thinking style is this?
Magnification
What are the top two mental health disorders that CBT has been shown to give the most positive results?
Anxiety and Depression
Ways to promote helpful thinking ...
Getting to the core.
Change negative core belief.
What is the "wise mind" concept?
The wise mind refers to a balance between the reasonable and emotional halves. They are able to recognize and respect their feelings, while responding to them in a rational manner.
What is the only mammal capable of flying?
Bat
There are two key types of this style;
1)Mind Reading (imagining we know what others are thinking)
2) Fortune Telling (predicting the future).
What thinking style is this?
Jumping to conclusions
What shape symbolizes CBT?
Triangle
Ways to promote helpful thinking ...
Balancing attention to the physical, psychological, social and spiritual.
Self-care