PHI105.T3 Cognitive Distortions Worksheet PDF

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Cognitive Distortions Worksheet Name:

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Read Chapter 3 in the course textbook. Complete the table below using the information from the textbook. Choose a total of 5 cognitive distortions. GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. An example is provided below in red. Definition of Cognitive Distortion

Selected Cognitive Distortion

Always Being Right

It is impossible to be wrong.

1. Shoulds 2. Blaming

A fixed set of notions about how everyone should behave. When a person holds

Please respond to the prompts below (a,b,c,d) for each cognitive distortion you choose. Each response should be 150-200 words. a) Provide an example of a cognitive distortion from your personal life. b) How did the cognitive distortion affect your critical thinking? c) How could you manage the emotions associated with this cognitive distortion in the future? d) How will you avoid using this cognitive distortion in the persuasive essay you are writing for this class? a) My favorite baseball team is the best of all time, and no one could tell me otherwise. I did not do any research to support this claim, but I just know my favorite baseball team is the best. b) I am so caught up in being right that I am unable to comprehend the actual statistics about other baseball teams. If someone tries to argue with me and provide information that could prove me wrong, I will dismiss it because I want to be right. c) I should consider factual baseball statistics, and try to understand that my favorite team may not be the best simply because it is my favorite and I want to be right. d) I will make sure to consider multiple points of view and factual information in addition to what I think I know and/or what I want to be the outcome. I will support my claims with relevant scholarly research from the GCU library showing that I have considered the possibility of other arguments. a) I shouldn’t use that source for my research project. b) I was caught up in thinking that I chose to be angry about something’s that I have done instead of being positive. c) I would manage my emotions by not using this phrase and think in a positive way as to make myself feel guilty at my failings. d) I will avoid using this source in my paper. a) When I was an alcoholic, I was not thinking clearly which affected my reasoning and personal

others accountable for his/her pain or blames himself or herself for every problem that occurs.

3. Catastrophizin g

When we immediately jump to the worst conclusions about a particular event.

4. Personalizatio n

When people compare themselves to others to determine who is better looking, smarter, or more likeable.

5. Polarized Thinking

When situations are either one way or the other: there is no middle ground.

relationships. b) I believed that most of my problems, like drinking, personal, and professional; were because I did not have the greatest childhood. I also believed that because of my childhood, I had poor judgment skills. c) It took many years to fully understand that all my problems came from using alcohol. I got sober and am now living a healthy lifestyle. I now accept full responsibility for my actions. I do not blame others for my mistakes. As well, I have worked on my making better judgements and decisions. d) I will take responsibility for the outcome of my paper. If I do not use my available resources that GCU provides me and the rubric for the paper, I have only myself to blame for my grade. a) When I was going to high school, I applied for four different scholarships and did not get a single one. I felt like I was a horrible student and I did not go to college. b) I had believed that was not good enough and it really effected my self-esteem, it made me doubt myself when it came to education. c) It took me almost ten years to finally gain the courage and with the help of my mother-in-law and wife, I finally went to college. d) I will try not catastrophize this paper. I will go about it with an open mind, and do my best work. a) I have never been comfortable in my body and because I did not look like all my friends, I developed an eating disorder. b) I always thought all my friends were prettier than me, and I never thought I could find someone who thought I was attractive. c) It is still a daily struggle when it comes to my eating disorder, but I would have never overcome it without meeting my wife. d) I will make sure not compare myself to other students, I just keep telling myself that what I am putting out is my best work possible.

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