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Learn how to identify and challenge cognitive distortions, irrational thoughts that affect your mood and behavior. This CBT worksheet explains and provides examples of common cognitive distortions and how to restructure them.
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Learn about cognitive distortions, irrational thoughts that shape how you see the world, feel, and act. Use this worksheet to identify and challenge your distorted thinking patterns.
Learn what cognitive distortions are and how they affect mood and behavior. Watch a video that explains five common types of distorted thinking and how to challenge them.
- Step 1: Psychoeducation
- Step 2: Increase Awareness of Thoughts
- Step 3: Thought Records
Before jumping into the “doing” part of cognitive restructuring, it’s important for clients to understand what cognitive distortions are, and how powerful they are in influencing one’s mood. Start with psychoeducation about the cognitive model and cognitive distortions, using plenty of examples.
After building a general understanding of the cognitive model, your clients will learn to identify their own cognitive distortions. This takes practice. It’s not natural, during a fit of rage, to stop and wonder: “What thoughts led me to this moment?” To hone in on the most important cognitive distortions, start by looking for negative emotions. Wh...
A thought record(also called a thought log) is a tool for recording experiences, along with the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that accompany them. This exercise will help your clients become aware of cognitive distortions that previously went unnoticed, and unquestioned. With practice, they will learn to identify cognitive distortions in the mo...
The Thinking Errors worksheet is a kid-friendly introduction to cognitive distortions. Using simple language and plenty of examples, this worksheet describes nine common thinking errors. These include mind reading, feelings as facts, blowing things up, and more. For help teaching children and adolescents the CBT model, check out our Thoughts ...
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Cognitive distortions are irrational thoughts that can influence your emotions. Everyone experiences cognitive distortions to some degree, but in their more extreme forms they can be harmful. Magnification and Minimization: Exaggerating or minimizing the importance of events. One might believe their own achievements are unimportant, or that ...
