Main Concepts

Question 1

Negative Cognitive Triad:

Answer 1

1. View of self (“I’m not worth anything.”)
2. View of the world (“Everybody hates me.”)
3. View of prospects for the future (“There are no hopes for my future.”)

Question 2

Automatic Thoughts:

Answer 2

Thoughts about ourselves or others that individuals are often not aware of and thus are not assessed for accuracy or relevancy.

Question 3

Maladaptive Automatic Thoughts:

Answer 3

These are automatic thoughts that are typically centered on negative themes or distorted reflections that are accepted as true.

Question 4

Schemas:

Answer 4

A network of rules or templates for information processing that are shaped by developmental influences and other life experiences. These rules dictate how individuals think about and interpret the world and play a role in regulating self-worth and coping skills. Changing schemas is a major target of CBT.

Question 5

Overgeneralization:

Answer 5

A single negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern
of defeat. One mistake leads to “I never do anything right”

Question 6

Arbitrary Inference:

Answer 6

A cognitive distortion that leads to drawing conclusions
without evidence or facts to support those conclusions

Question 7

Selective Abstraction:

Answer 7

Attending to detail while ignoring total context. Taking
detail out of context and missing the totality of the situation

Question 8

Personalization:

Answer 8

Seeing yourself as a cause of negative external event.

Question 9

Polarized Thinking:

Answer 9

Thinking in extremes, viewing things as black or white.