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WorksheetsCircle of Control/REframing Thoughts
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Focusing on what's in your "Circle of control" can significantly reduce stress and improve your problem solving abilities.
True
False
Which can you control? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!
behavior
past events
weather
habits
Which can't you control? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!
communication
school policies
perspective
other people's feelings
Which can you control? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!
homework time
self-care
other peoples opinions
family background
Which can't you control? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!
natural disasters
social media usage
global events
choices
Reframing your thoughts is a powerful coping skills that teaches you to change your perspective turning thoughts that propel you forward to thoughts that bring you down.
True
False
Cognitive distortions are negative patterns of thinking that are inaccurate, exaggerated and not based on fact.
True
False
Focusing exclusively on the negatives on the negative while ignoring any positive aspects of a situation.
jumping to conclusions
control fallicies
mental filtering
Making negative interpretations without concrete evidence, can include mind reading and fortune telling.
comparisons
discounting the positives
jumping to conclusions
control falicies
Holding other responsible for our emotions or problems without considering your own role.
blaming
fallacy of fairness
comparisons
mental filtering
Believing life should be fair and if it's not, it's a major injustice.
blaming
fallacy of fairness
comparisons
control of fallacies
Belittling positive experiences by explaining them away.
mental filtering
fallacy of fairness
blaming
discounting the positive
Giving yourself a harsh name like "loser" or "failure" after a mistake instead of seeing it as a one time event.
should statments
labeling
all or nothing
overgenerlaizing
Telling yourself how things should be when reality doesn't match up.
mind reading
personalization
should statements
emotional reasoning
When you see things as black or white, perfect or fail, with no inbetween.
all or nothing
labeling
catastrophizing
magnifying
Predicting the future and usually thinking it will go badly without any real proof.
should statments
minimizing
fortune telling
mind reading
Taking one bad thing and thinking it's going to be that way forever.
all or nothing
magnifying
emotional reasoning
overgeneralizing
Believing that what you feel must be true, even though feelings aren't facts.
mind reading
overgenerlization
emotional reasoning
fortune telling
Thinking that what others say or do is some kind of reaction to you.
personalization
minimizing
overgeneraliztion
emotional reasoning
What style is this statement: I FEEL LIKE A LOSER SO I MUST BE ONE.
labeling
emotional reasoning
personalization
mind reading
What style is this statement: I'M GOING TO FAIL THE EXAM NEXT WEEK, I JUST KNOW IT!
personalization
all or nothing
fortune telling
mind reading
What styles is this statement: MY PARENTS ARE UPSET, IT MUST BE SOMETHING I'VE DONE.
personalization
blaming
catastrophizing
emotional reasoning
What does ANT's stand for?
(a)
Flip this negative thought to a positive thought:
"I'll never be good at this."
Flip this negative thought to a positive one:
I am not a very good singer.
