Unit 5 Seminar Kaplan University Prof. A. G. Shenkman

 Where do your thoughts come from?  Whose in charge of your thoughts?  Do you know the reasons for thinking the way you think?

 Attitude is the paintbrush with which we color the world.  Ancient Proverb

Figure 8.1. The Information Processing Model of Human Thought.

 1. To reduce harmful environmental conditions  2. To tolerate/adjust negative events  3. To maintain a positive self-image  4. To maintain emotional equilibrium  5. To continue satisfying relationships with others

 1. Help increase awareness of the situation  2. Augment the information processing of stress  3. Help modify any related stress-prone behaviors  4. Work toward a peaceful resolution of the stressor

 Think of another way to think.

 1. All-or-none thinking  2.Overgeneralizations  3. Mental filter  4. Disqualifying the positive  5. Jumping to conclusions

 6. Magnification  7. Emotional reasoning  8. Should statements  9. Labeling and mislabeling  10. Personalization

 1. Awareness (of toxic thoughts)  2. Reappraisal of the situation  3. Adoption and substitution  4. Evaluation (of new thought processes)

 1. Initiate a relaxation technique to calm your mind  2. Take responsibility for your own thoughts  3. Fine-tune expectations  4. Give yourself positive affirmations  5. Accentuate the positive

 Unconscious Resistance: Mental Sabotage  Positive affirmations only work when the unconscious mind is united with the conscious mind!  Toxic thoughts are a form of negative self- defeating self-talk, a form of ego-generated pessimism that often sabotages our best efforts  Toxic Thoughts  lead to... Victim Consciousness

 Laughter Response  Attribution Theory  Financial Freedom  Reframing  Robert Ellis  William Fry  Prochaska  Theories of Humor  Types of Procrastination  Classical Conditioning  Cognitive Restructuring  Incongruity Theory  Time Management  Assertiveness  Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy  Change Model