1) Assuming that because we feel something, then what we think must be true. a) Overgeneralizing b) Disqualifying the Positive c) Catastrophizing d) Emotional Reasoning 2) Seeing a pattern based on a single event. You view a negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat. a) Disqualifying the Positive b) Personalization c) Overgeneralizing d) Jumping to Conclusions 3) Assigning labels to ourselves or other people a) Personalization b) Labelling c) Catastrophizing d) Jumping to Conclusions 4) Assuming we know what others are thinking or when we think we know what will happen (i.e. predicting the future) a) Jumping to Conclusions b) All or Nothing c) Labelling d) Mental Filter 5) Also known as Magnification/Minimization - blowing things out of proportion or shrinking something to make it seem less important a) Catastrophizing b) Labelling c) Should/Must d) Jumping to Conclusions 6) Not remembering the good things that have happened or that you have done for one reason or another a) Personalization b) Emotional Reasoning c) Disqualifying the Positive d) Overgeneralizing 7) It's black or white - no grey. a) All or Nothing b) Disqualifying the Positive c) Labelling d) Overgeneralizing 8) Blaming yourself or taking responsibility for something that wasn't completely your fault, OR blaming other people for something that was your fault a) Overgeneralizing b) Personalization c) Labelling d) Emotional Reasoning 9) Using critical words like "should" or "must" can make us feel guilty or like we have already failed. If we "should" on others, we feel frustrated. a) Mental Filter b) Should/Must c) Overgeneralizing d) Labelling 10) Only paying attention to certain types of evidence - e.g. noticing our failures but not seeing our successes. a) Disqualifying the Positive b) Mental Filter c) Should/Must d) Jumping to Conclusions

Identifying Unhelpful Thinking Styles

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