Understanding the Cognitive Triangle
A Grade 6 Social Studies worksheet exploring the Cognitive Triangle and its impact on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected.
The Cognitive Triangle is a simple way to understand how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected and influence each other. When one changes, the others often change too!
1. The three parts of the Cognitive Triangle are thoughts, feelings, and .
2. If you have a negative thought, it can lead to negative .
3. Our actions are also known as our .
1. Which of the following is an example of a 'thought'?
Feeling sad
Running away
Thinking 'I can't do this'
Smiling
2. If you are feeling angry, what kind of behavior might you show?
Helping a friend
Yelling
Reading a book
Sleeping
1. Describe a time when a negative thought led to a negative feeling and then a negative behavior. What could you have done differently?
2. How can changing your thoughts help you change your feelings and behaviors?
1. Your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are always separate and never influence each other.
True
False
2. If you change your thoughts, your feelings and behaviors can also change.
True
False
In the space below, draw your own Cognitive Triangle. Label each corner with 'Thoughts', 'Feelings', and 'Behaviors'. Then, draw arrows to show how they influence each other.