1. Copyright © 2006 Mark K. Clare 1 ABCs of Cognition – One Way to See Inside Mental Models Developed by Albert Ellis Adapted from McMullin, The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Norton 2000 Think through the ABCs for: Another driver pulls in front of you without warning A customer asks a hard question You get a well deserved compliment

2. Copyright © 2006 Mark K. Clare 2 ABCs of Cognition – The Real Model Adapted from McMullin, The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Norton 200

3. Copyright © 2006 Mark K. Clare 3 ABCs of Cognition – Types of Belief Adapted from McMullin, The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Norton 2000  Expectations  Self-Efficacy  Self-Concept  Attention  Selective Memory  Attribution  Evaluations  Self Instruction  Hidden cognitions  Explanatory Style Describe the different types of beliefs and their role if A = you are given a hard problem to solve at work or school

4. Copyright © 2006 Mark K. Clare 4 ABCs of Self Regulation  Expectations  Self-Efficacy  Self-Concept  Explanatory Style  Attention  Selective Memory  Attribution  Evaluations  Self Instruction  Hidden cognitions self monitor the B’s activating event = discrepancy or trigger detection selective memory = how well did I do last time? self instruction between Ce and Cb = strategy for corrective action behavioral reaction = fall off path or implement corrective action For hard behaviors it is nearly impossible for the individual to navigate this successfully – The collective cognition of a support group is required