1. Cognitive Therapy in Groups
Session 3
Logical Errors

2. 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…

3. 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 

4. 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)

5. Which Logical Error (1)? Referee awards penalty Activating event
emotional Consequence
Activating event
Belief or thought
Referee awards penalty
He’s useless
Anger

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

10. Individual Work from Session 3
Continue to generate ABCs from daily life and identify the Logical Errors for each.