cognitive distortions Flashcards

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dichotomous thinking

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belief that something is all good or all bad

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overgeneralization

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see one negative as a never-ending pattern of defeat

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mental filter/selective abstraction

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focus on one negative instead of whole picture

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magnification/minimization

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magnify negatives, minimize positives

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arbitrary influences

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jumping to conclusions
mind reading- think you know what others are thinking
fortune telling- expect things to turn out badly

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emotional reasoning

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think something must be true because you feel so strongly that it is

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7
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labeling

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fixed ideas about the behavior of self/others

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should statements

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overestimate negative consequences if fixed ideas about self/others are not met

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9
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personalization

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belief that others are behaving negatively because of you

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10
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2 cognitive dissertations common to borderline PD

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dichotomous thinking

emotional reasoning

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