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Cognitive Therapy in Groups. Session 3 Logical Errors. Generation of Negative Emotion. Stream of consciousness. B : Lousy Ref. A ctivating event. e C : Anger. b C : Boo. Logical Errors. Biased Thinking Black & White thinking. Referees should…If not they are….
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Cognitive Therapy in Groups Session 3 Logical Errors
Generation of Negative Emotion Stream of consciousness B: Lousy Ref Activating event eC: Anger b C: Boo Logical Errors Biased Thinking Black & White thinking Referees should…If not they are…
Kinds of Logical Errors • More Dire Than Justified MDTJ • Unjustified Negative Prediction UNP • Over Generalization OG • Black & White Thinking B&WT • Invalid Allocation Of Responsibility IAOR • Mind Reading MR • Biased Weighting BW • Ignoring Facts IF • False Absolute FA • Must Or Should MOS • Emotional Reasoning ER
Questions to Identify Logical Errors • Am I making this out to be worse than it is? (MDTJ) • Am I making a prediction or generalization not justified by the facts? (UNP) • Have I allocated responsibility unfairly; what other factors or people might be involved? (IAR) • Am I mind reading, thinking I know what is in another person’s head? (MR) • Am I treating sources (e.g. different people) differently? (BW) • Are there facts I am not considering? (IF) • Am I using Black & White thinking, or False Absolutes? (B&WT, FA) • Is my should arbitrary, is there a natural law? (MOS) • Am I making a decision based purely on my emotional reaction? (ER)
Which Logical Error (1)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Referee awards penalty He’s useless Anger
Which Logical Error (2)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Bike smash My career is over, this is the end Depression
Which Logical Error (3)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Boss yells I’m useless Depression
Which Logical Error (4)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Boss yells He’s an A***H*** Angry
Which Logical Error (5)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Anxiety I’ll probably embarrass myself Going to a party
Individual Work from Session 3 • Continue to generate ABCs from daily life and identify the Logical Errors for each.