Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Overview
This CBT handout from the Centre for Clinical Interventions defines ten common unhelpful thinking styles, including should/must statements, overgeneralization, labeling, and catastrophizing. It explains that these automatic cognitive patterns often precede negative emotions like anxiety or depression and can cause emotional distress. The resource is designed to help readers identify recurring thought patterns in their own lives.
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@misc{allodium:713dfd4434674f78,
title = {Unhelpful Thinking Styles},
organization = {Centre for Clinical Interventions},
url = {https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---04--Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf}
}RIS
TY - GEN TI - Unhelpful Thinking Styles PB - Centre for Clinical Interventions UR - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---04--Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf ER -
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Unhelpful Thinking Styles. (n.d.). Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---04--Unhelpful-Thinking-Styles.pdf