Automatic Thoughts Smith 4th Period

Video: Automatic Thoughts Watch the video to help you answer the following questions. If the video link doesn't appear to work, do this: while the video is loading, click in the upper left corner on the name of the video and it will take you to youtube so that you can watch it. Which of the following is NOT a form of "automatic thought"? Destructive thoughts Unreasonable negative thoughts Rational thinking Thoughts that make things go from bad to worse Types of Automatic Thoughts Draw a line to match the category with its description. Assuming trying to read the minds and motives of others Shoulds, Musts, Oughts making demands upon ourselves to be impossibly perfect Fairy Tale Fantasy demanding an ideal for our lives Overgeneralizing using broad statements with words like always, never, nobody, everybody Castastrophizing taking a little problem and turning it into a big life changing event Briefly describe a time when you experienced automatic thoughts. Were you able to rationalize the thought and eventually replace the negative thought? Explain. Video: Thought, Emotion, Action Cycle Watch this video to learn about the thought, emotion, action cycle. We will be using this cycle to analyze different character's actions in Romeo and Juliet. It is important that you understand how this cycle works. The Triangle Identify the parts of the Thought, Emotion, Action Triangle. Be sure to spell the words correctly. Thought Emotion Action What starts the thought emotion action cycle? a trigger a tiger thought a bell rings a smile How can you break the thought emotion action cycle? (choose all that apply) Question the thought Consider the evidence Trust the first thought that you had and disregard other thoughts Ignore everything It is important to stop the negative thinking. Sometimes all it takes is to pause before letting emotions takeover.