Becks Cognitive Theory, Seligman Learned Helplessness

What are the three components of Beck's cognitive triad?

• Beliefs about their past, present, and future

• Beliefs about their family, friends, and work

• Beliefs about their hobbies, interests, and goals

• Beliefs about themselves, the world, and the future

Explain the concept of negative self-schema in Beck's cognitive triad.

• Negative self-schema refers to the positive beliefs and perceptions that individuals have about themselves.

• Negative self-schema refers to the negative beliefs and perceptions that individuals have about others.

• Negative self-schema refers to the negative beliefs and perceptions that individuals have about themselves.

• Negative self-schema refers to the neutral beliefs and perceptions that individuals have about themselves.

How can Beck's cognitive triad be applied in cognitive therapy?

• Ignoring negative thoughts and focusing on positive affirmations

• Using medication to suppress negative thoughts

• Identifying and challenging negative thoughts related to the self, the world, and the future

What is the cognitive distortion known as 'catastrophizing'?

• Rationalizing the importance of a situation

• Ignoring the importance of a situation

• Minimizing the importance of a situation

• Magnifying and exaggerating the importance of a situation

Explain the cognitive distortion of 'black and white' thinking.

• Flexible and open-minded thinking

• Extreme and rigid thinking with no middle ground

• Balanced and nuanced perspective

• Seeing only shades of gray

Discuss the cognitive distortion of 'personalizing'

• Emotional reasoning is a cognitive distortion where a person's emotions are always accurate in reflecting the reality of a situation

• is a cognitive distortion where a person believes that their emotions reflect the reality of a situation, even when there is evidence to the contrary.

• is a cognitive distortion where a person's emotions have no impact on their perception of reality