WorksheetsFind the ANTs
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 12mins
David mentioned this: : "I am going to fail the exam. I won't be able to do well for this exam, I might as well give up. There is no point revising for the exam."
Which ANT can you identify here?
Blaming self
Unrealistic
All or nothing
Negative-only/ Overgeneralizing
What are some possible questions that Ms Kwang could have used to help David find new ways to challenge his "All or nothing" ANT?
What are other ways of looking at the situation?
What about the questions you were able to do in those test?
What about times when you did well?
All of the above.
What are some possible helpful thoughts that Ms Kwang could have guided David to develop to replace his "all or nothing" ANT?
E.g I can manage my revision time if i take one step at a time, revising topic by topic.
Identify the ANT.
David: "Everyone in class will laugh at me if I don't do well for exam."
Mind reading/ Fortune telling
Catastrophising
Labelling
Emotional reasoning
What are some possible questions Ms Kwang could have used to challenge the "mind reading" ANT?
Eg. How true is this?
Choose the best helpful thought that could guide David to replace his ANT.
I do have friends and my teachers whom I will be able to reach out to find out what I need to improve on.
I can control my revision time and not the opinion of others.
Both are helpful thoughts.
Identify the ANT.
David: "My mum will be so disappointed with me. It's my fault. Why am I such a slow learner?"
Emotional Reasoning
Blaming-self
Mind reading / fortune telling
Labeling
What are some possible questions that could have been used to help David challenge the "blaming-self" ANT?
E.g Is this true? Has your mum really told you this?
Choose the best helpful thought that you think could have guided David to replace his ANT.
I might be a slow learner, but my mum / others have commented that I have been a hardworking boy since young.
My mum was happy when she saw that I have put in so much effort to learn coding and did not give up even when I got stuck in the problems.
Both are great helpful thoughts.
