Listed below are several types of patterns of problematic thinking that people use in different life situations. These patterns often become automatic, habitual thoughts that cause us to engage in self-defeating behavior. Please explore your own thought pattern and think about how that pattern affects you.
1. Jumping to conclusions when the evidence is lacking or even contradictory. Thoughts like I am bad because of (something), I am terrible because of (something)
2. Exaggerating or minimizing a situation (blowing things way out of proportion or shrinking their importance inappropriately).
3. Disregarding important aspects of a situation.
4. Oversimplifying things as good/bad or right/wrong.
5. Over-generalizing from a single incident (a negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern).
6. Mind reading (you assume people are thinking negatively of you when there is no definite evidence for this).
7. Emotional reasoning (you have a feeling and assume there must be a reason).
Citation:
Resick, P.A., Monson, C.M., & Chard, K.M. (2008). Cognitive processing therapy: Veteran/military version. Washington, DC: Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
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