Module 5
Have a look at these common thinking styles. Include your own examples.
| Tick | Thinking Style | Example of Thought | My Example |
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| Noticing the negative and discounting the positive | Taylor thought ‘I am a failure because I am behind in my assignments after Nanna died’ but ignored positive information of completing all mid-term tests in class. | ||
| Personalisation | Riley thought ‘The accident is my fault’. Jamie thought ‘My parents divorced because of me’. | ||
| Should statements i.e., ‘I should…’ or ‘I must…’ | Lin thought ‘I shouldn’t feel this way’. Jamie thought ‘I should always put on a brave face with friends and try to be happy’. |
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| Overgeneralising | Taylor thought ‘My poor concentration means I am going to fail my studies and never end up becoming a designer’. Lin thought ‘My overwhelmed feelings will never go away if I think about Mum’. Taylor thought ‘If I start thinking less about Nanna, then I will forget Nanna.’ |
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| All-or-nothing thinking | Riley thought ‘If I don’t see my friends every weekend like before, there is no point seeing them at all’. | ||
| Mind-reading | Jamie thought ‘My friends will think I’m weird if I open up with how I’m feeling’. | ||
| Predicting disaster | Riley thought ‘If I think about the accident I will not cope, If I don’t push the images out of my mind, I could lose it and go crazy’. |
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