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Understanding Thought Distortions

This worksheet helps 11th-grade students identify and challenge common thought distortions, promoting healthier cognitive patterns.

Grade 11 Social studies Social SkillsThought Distortions
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.11-12.2D2.Psy.1.9-12

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Social SkillsThought DistortionsCognitive Behavioral TherapyMental Health
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Understanding Thought Distortions

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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful responses. This worksheet is designed to help you identify and challenge common thought distortions.

1.   are irrational ways of thinking that can lead to negative emotions and behaviors.

2. When someone engages in 'all-or-nothing' thinking, they see things in extreme terms, with no   ground.

3. Catastrophizing involves expecting the   possible outcome from a situation.

1. Which thought distortion involves making broad negative conclusions based on a single event?

a

Mind Reading

b

Overgeneralization

c

Personalization

d

Discounting the Positive

2. Believing you know what others are thinking about you, often negatively, is an example of:

a

Emotional Reasoning

b

Should Statements

c

Mind Reading

d

Labeling

1. 'Filtering' is a thought distortion where you focus only on the negative aspects of a situation and ignore the positive.

T

True

F

False

2. 'Magnification' means minimizing the importance of your successes.

T

True

F

False

1. Describe the thought distortion of 'Personalization' and provide an example.

2. How can identifying thought distortions help improve one's emotional well-being?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

Catastrophizing
Emotional Reasoning
Labeling
All-or-Nothing

1. When you attach a global negative tag to yourself or others, you are engaging in  .

2. Believing that because you feel a certain way, it must be true, is known as  .

3. Predicting only negative outcomes and blowing problems out of proportion is a sign of  .

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