Understanding Automatic Thoughts and Managing Them

What are Automatic Thoughts (ATS) often compared to in terms of their inevitability?

• Missed deadlines

• Traffic jams

• Red lights

• Rainy days

According to the UCLA study, what can cycles of automatic negative thinking lead to?

• Improved social skills

• Increased creativity

• Better time management

• Clinical depression

Which category of ATS involves believing that everyone dislikes you?

• Overgeneralizing

• Fairy tale fantasy

• Mind reading

• Catastrophizing

What is the first step in the Triple R exercise for managing ATS?

• Replace

• Rationalize

• Reflect

• Record

When replacing ATS, what question should you ask yourself to challenge the thought?

• Is this thought making me happy?

• What is the evidence for this thought?

• Can I ignore this thought?

• Is this thought unique to me?