Thought Stopping Techniques
A worksheet for 7th-grade social studies students to learn and practice thought-stopping techniques for managing negative thoughts.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand and practice 'thought stopping' techniques to manage unhelpful thoughts.
Our brains are constantly thinking, but sometimes our thoughts can become negative, repetitive, or unhelpful. This can affect our mood and how we interact with the world. 'Thought stopping' is a technique used to interrupt these unhelpful thoughts and redirect our focus. It's like pressing a 'pause' button on your brain!
1. Thought stopping is a technique used to interrupt thoughts.
2. When you use thought stopping, you are essentially pressing a ' ' button on your brain.
3. This technique helps to your focus away from negative thinking patterns.
4. Which of the following is an example of an unhelpful thought?
I can do this if I try my best.
Everyone thinks I'm a failure.
I should probably study more.
What a great idea!
5. Describe a situation where you might use the thought-stopping technique. What unhelpful thought would you try to stop?
6. Thought stopping means you will never have a negative thought again.
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7. The first step in thought stopping is developing of your negative thoughts.
8. Once you identify a negative thought, you mentally or verbally say ' !' to interrupt it.
9. After stopping the thought, it's important to your attention to something more helpful or .
10. Why is it important to practice thought stopping when you have negative or unhelpful thoughts?