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Oct 1, 2015 · In all that time, very clear patterns emerge, many of them based on predictable human responses to change itself regardless of the viability or appropriateness of the initiative. Fear of change often paralyses good people and good organizations; inertia in the face of change kills good ideas and good organizations.
- All-Or-Nothing Thinking
- Catastrophizing
- Discounting The Positive
- Emotional Reasoning
- Labeling
- Magnification / Minimization
- Mental Filter
- Mind Reading
- Overgeneralization
- Personalization
This type of thinking is polarizing or dichotomous – it locks us into believing that a situation can “only” be viewed in two categories (rather than in shades of gray). Example:“If I’m not a total success, I am a failure.”
This occurs when we believe that we can “magically” predict the future without considering other, more probable, outcomes. Example:“I’ll be so upset, I won’t be able to function at all.”
When we engage in this type of cognitive distortion, we unreasonably tell ourselves that positive events, attributes, or facts simply do not count. Example:“I may have done that well, but that doesn’t mean I’m smart; I just got lucky.”
This is a common cognitive distortion wherein we believe in the validity of something because we “feel” it is true so strongly that we ignore evidence to the contrary. Example:“I know I do a lot of things well, but I still feel like a failure.”
This distortion occurs when we put a fixed generalized label on ourselves or others without considering that available evidence may lead to a less disastrous conclusion. Example:“I’m a loser” or “He’s a bad person.”
We engage in this distortion when we evaluate ourselves, others, or a situation while unreasonably magnifying or minimizing the positive. Example:“Getting a low grade proves how stupid I am” or “Just because I did well, it doesn’t mean I’m smart.”
This is also sometimes referred to as selective abstraction. When we think this way, we pay undue attention to one negative detail rather than seeing the big picture. Example:“Since that one part of the date didn’t go well, it means the whole thing was a failure.”
We employ distorted thinking in this way when we believe that we somehow know what others are thinking – failing to consider other, more likely, possibilities. Example:“I can tell she’s thinking that she doesn’t like me.”
We overgeneralize when we make sweeping negative conclusions that extend far beyond the scope of the present situation. Example:“Because I felt nervous at that party, I just don’t have what it takes to make friends.”
This is when we believe that others are acting negatively because of us, without considering other, more plausible, causes for their behavior. Example: “She didn’t smile at me in the hallway because I did something wrong.”
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