Distorted Thinking and Unconscious conflicts

Question 1

What does ANTs stand for?

Answer 1

Automatic Negative Thoughts

Question 2

Stepping on ANTs involves 4 steps.

Identify the intrusive thoughts as uncomfortable sensations is called what?

Answer 2

Relabel

Question 3

Stepping on ANTs involves 4 steps.

Say why these thoughts keep bothering you (they are false brain messages) - what is this step called?

Answer 3

Reframe

Question 4

Stepping on ANTs involves 4 steps.

Focusing your attention on something else (do another behavior) - is what step?

Answer 4

Refocus

Question 5

Stepping on ANTs involves 4 steps.

Do not take thoughts at face value. progressive mindfulness - is what step?

Answer 5

Revalue

Question 6

T/F - our brains are designed to take care of us?

Answer 6

False. The brain is designed to take care of your genes (for survival)

Question 7

T/F - our cognition is generally not rational

Answer 7

true

Question 8

T/F - material wealth makes us happy

Answer 8

False

Question 9

T/F - people fill in the gaps in their knowledge into something that makes sense to them

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is patternicity?

Answer 10

people connect dots between things because it doesn’t “cost” very much

Question 11

People are more likely to make a Type 1 error, what is that?

Answer 11

ex. alarm with no fire

Type 2 error is fire with no alarm

Question 12

T/F - we interpret the world with some degree of irrational thinking

Answer 12

True

Question 13

How is distorted thinking connected to our survival?

Answer 13

If we couldn’t distort our thinking we wouldn’t survive as well as we do.

Question 14

T/F - Humans are willing to die for abstract causes (irrational thinking)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Why is irrational thinking both good and bad for us?

Answer 15

Good because it’s a survival mechanism

Bad because we don’t make good or healthy choices

Question 16

Irrational thoughts lead to what?

Answer 16

Dysfunctional actions

Question 17

Irrational thoughts leading to dysfunctional actions is part of what theory

Answer 17

Cognitive theory

Question 18

T/F - With Cognitive Theory, it emphasized the importance of the person’s perception and interpretations of external events RATHER THAN direct influence from the environment

Answer 18

True

Question 19

With Cognitive Theory, it emphasizes actions FIRST and thoughts SECOND

Answer 19

False

Question 20

The way people respond to life events through cognitive, affective, motivational, and behavioral responses is linked to which therapy?

Answer 20

Cognitive therapy (rational emotive therapy)

Question 21

T/F - Cognitive theory maintains that people take information, process it and develop a plan BASED ON what was processed

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Cognitive theory maintains that people take information, process it and develop a plan BASED ON what was processed

BUT what happens when information is processed in a faulty way?

Answer 22

The person begins to feel emotions such as depression and problem behaviors start

Question 23

With Cognitive Theory, which comes first the thought or the feeling?

Answer 23

Thoughts

Question 24

Ellis developed Rational Emotive Theory.

What are the ABCs

Answer 24

Activating events (you can’t change this) ex rejection by another person

Belief that individuals use to process the activating event (you CAN change belief)

you will experince emotional and behavioral Consequences from what just occurred

Question 25

Can we make yourselves emotional healthy or emotional upset by the way we think (not the environment)?

Answer 25

YES!

Question 26

T/F - we can avoid emotional disturbances if we think logically and empirically

Answer 26

True. It's hard to think logically though.

Question 27

T/F - Rational Emotive Approach starts with creation of lists of the most common irrational beliefs

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T/F - The second part of the Rational Emotive Approach is for people to use the lists and identify themselves in the categories of beliefs

Answer 28

True

Question 29

T/F - The last part of the Rational Emotive Approach is that by recognizing their distorted thought (from the list) then client can correct it and replace it with a more rational thought.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

T/F - Irrational beliefs and dysfunctional attitudes are rigid, automatic, powerful demands and associated with "must", "should", "ought to", "half to", and "got to"

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Part of Irrational beliefs and dysfunctional attitudes is 'self-disturbing philosophies', what is that?

Answer 31

highly unrealistic and over generalized attributions

Question 32

T/F - With Rational Emotive Theory, the SW does consciousness-raising with the client

Answer 32

True! You want the client to recognize the distorted thoughts because then they can substitute the bad thought for a more rational, healthy one

Question 33

T/F - The variation on cognitive therapy today encourages the SW to be the expert

Answer 33

False - the client is the expert.

Question 34

Instead of saying our thoughts are 'wrong' what can we say?

Answer 34

that problematic thoughts are not functional / not working / faulty

Question 35

Do we want to listen to our unconscious mind?

Answer 35

Yes.

Question 36

Is there a part of us that can make highly accurate and meaningful assessments?

Answer 36

Yes, if we have a bad feeling it could be our unconscious trying to tell us something

Question 37

Our unconscious may be trying to tell us something, but why should we careful?

Answer 37

Making a snap judgement might be wrong

Question 38

T/F - we form explanations first and opinions second

Answer 38

False - opinions FIRST. Our intuition seems to be a better brake than accelerator

Question 39

Should we jump to conclusions?

Answer 39

No - explore the true meaning over a period of time.

Question 40

T/F - a concept of psychanalysis is psychic determinism

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Psychic determinism maintains that everything we do, think, or dream can be what?

Answer 41

it can be explained, there is an underlying explanation of things such as why we do what we do

Question 42

T/F - part of psychoanalysis is defence mechanisms

Answer 42

True

Question 43

What are defence mechanisms?

Answer 43

They serve to protect the person from feelings or desires that they believe are unacceptable.

Question 44

T/F - Freud's idea that there are unconscious feelings that create a lot of anxiety hence the need for defence mechanisms

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Does the Id, the Ego, or the Superego develop the defence mechanisms?

Answer 45

The ego

Question 46

What refers to our instinctive drives / desires, seen as primitive and impulsive, and engages is self gratification (Id, Ego, or Superego)?

Answer 46

Id

Question 47

What develops defence mechanisms and is the executive of the personality / mediator (Id, Ego, or Superego)?

Answer 47

Ego

Question 48

What judges and tests reality, is the censor, parent and product of interpersonal experiences (Id, Ego, or Superego)?

Answer 48

Superego

Question 49

T/F - When the impulses from Id is activated, it may conflict with ethical mandate of the Superego (thus creating anxiety

Answer 49

True

Question 50

``` Which defence mechanisms go together: A-denial B-Identification C-Displacement D-Projection ``` 1-transfering feelings to others 2-taking on traits of another 3-refuse to perceive reality 4-attitubuting unacceptable characteristics of self to another

Answer 50

A / 3 B / 2 C / 1 D / 4

Question 51

``` Which defence mechanisms go together: A-rationalization B-reaction formation C-regression D-sublimation E-repression ``` 1-adopting behaviors from earlier development 2-diverting sexual impulses to other outlets 3-rational but superficial explanations 4-Repressing impulse and replacing it with the opposite 5-repressing idea into the unconscious

Answer 51

``` A / 3 B / 4 C / 1 D / 2 E / 5 ```

Question 52

T/F - neurotic behavior is a type of behavior to avoid underlying and deeper conflicts in ourselves

Answer 52

True

Question 53

T/F - triggers stir up unconscious life events and makes it difficult for defence mechanisms to manage

Answer 53

True

Question 54

What happens when repressed unconscious material bubbles up to the surface?

Answer 54

there is extreme distress where the client has to engage in more extreme behaviors to manage the anxiety

Question 55

What is the SW role in regards to the client's unconscious mind

Answer 55

Their role is to work through material to bring it up to the conscious mind

Question 56

T/F - the SW engages in confrontation, verification, interpretation, and working through things with the client

Answer 56

True

Question 57

Are transference and counter transference important in the therapeutic process.

Answer 57

Yes

Question 58

With corrective emotional experience, the client does what in terms of past events related to the conflict

Answer 58

The client 're-experiences' the events but with a new, healthier ending

Question 59

T/F - With the psychoanalysis model the SW is the expert

Answer 59

True

Question 60

T/F - key to reframing a distorted thought is to make it a positive

Answer 60

True

Question 61

T/F - Defence mechanisms hide the truth

Answer 61

True

Question 62

The goal of psychoanalysis is what?

Answer 62

Insight

Question 63

Shaming and guilting is part of what (Id, Ego, or Superego)?

Answer 63

Superego

Question 64

When the client transfers feeling from others to the therapist that is good

Answer 64

Yes!

Question 65

T/F - a cognitive therapist would use the words "better to" rather than "should"

Answer 65

True

Question 66

T/F - Confrontation is not a defence mechanism

Answer 66

True