Name that Cognitive Distortion!

Question 1

You look at things in absolute, black and white categories.

Answer 1

All or nothing thinking

Question 2

You view a negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat.

Answer 2

Overgeneralization

Question 3

You dwell on the negatives and ignore the positives.

Answer 3

mental filter

Question 4

You insist that your accomplishments or positive qualities “don’t count.”

Answer 4

Discounting the positives

Question 5

A) Mind reading - you assume that people are reacting negatively to you when there’s no definite evidence for this

B) Fortune - telling: you arbitrarily predict that things will turn out badly

Answer 5

jumping to conclusions

Question 6

You blow things way out of proportion or you shrink their importance inappropriately.

Answer 6

magnification or minimization

Question 7

You reason from how you feel: “I feel like an idiot, so I really must be one.” Or “I don’t feel like doing this, so I’ll put it off.”

Answer 7

Emotional reasoning

Question 8

You criticize yourself or others using “shoulds” or “shounldn’ts”, “musts”,

Answer 8

should statements

Question 9

You identify with your shortcomings. Instead of saying “I made a mistake”, you say “I’m a jerk” or a fool.

Answer 9

labeling

Question 10

You blame yourself for something you were’t entirely responsible for, or you blame other people and overlook ways that your own attitudes and behavior might contribute to a problem.

Answer 10

personalization or blame