Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Overview)
Overview
This CBT handout defines ten common unhelpful thinking styles, including should/must statements, overgeneralization, labeling, emotional reasoning, magnification/minimization, mental filtering, jumping to conclusions, personalization, catastrophizing, and black-and-white thinking. It explains that these automatic patterns can lead to emotional distress and aims to help readers identify recurring themes in their thoughts. The resource is intended for general information purposes to aid self-awareness of cognitive habits.
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@misc{allodium:15d9005b60b244fe,
title = {Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Overview)},
organization = {Centre for Clinical Interventions},
url = {https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Social-Anxiety/Social-Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Social-Anxiety-Information-Sheet---09---Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf}
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TY - GEN TI - Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Overview) PB - Centre for Clinical Interventions UR - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Social-Anxiety/Social-Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Social-Anxiety-Information-Sheet---09---Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf ER -
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Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Overview). (n.d.). Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Social-Anxiety/Social-Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Social-Anxiety-Information-Sheet---09---Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf