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)? Referee awards penalty Activating event emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Referee awards penalty He’s useless Anger

Which Logical Error (2)? Bike smash Activating event Belief or thought emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Bike smash My career is over, this is the end Depression

emotional Consequence Which Logical Error (3)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Boss yells I’m useless Depression

emotional Consequence Which Logical Error (4)? emotional Consequence Activating event Belief or thought Boss yells He’s an A***H*** Angry

Which Logical Error (5)? Going to a party Activating event 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.