Cognitive distortions by pooja tiwari pptx

thinking errors for atheletes

1. Presented by pooja tiwari Cognitive distortions

2. CBT MODEL

3. Our thoughts have a great impact on how we feel and how we behave. When you treat these negative thoughts as facts, you may see yourself and act in a way based on faulty assumptions . Cognitive distortions are thought patterns that are exaggerated or irrational. They can cause people to perceive reality inaccurately, and can contribute to the onset of psychopathological states like depression and anxiety.

4. Cognitive distortions are biased perspectives . They are irrational thoughts and beliefs that we unknowingly reinforce over time . All cognitive distortions are: Tendencies or patterns of thinking or believing; That are false or inaccurate; And have the potential to cause psychological damage.

5. All-or-Nothing Thinking / Polarized Thinking you see things in terms of extremes – something is either fantastic or awful, you believe you are either perfect or a total failure . For example coming second in matches or competition

6. Overgeneralization When you overgeneralize something, you take an isolated negative event and turn it into a never-ending pattern of loss and defeat . With overgeneralization, words like “always,” “never,” “everything,” and “nothing” are frequent in your train of thought. Overgeneralizing can lead to overly negative thoughts about yourself and your environment based on only one or two experiences . For example :Athletes may generalize a single negative event to their overall abilities or future performances.

7. Mental Filter the mental filter distortion focuses on a single negative piece of information and excludes all the positive ones. For example An athlete who performs well in all areas of a competition except one might solely dwell on the mistake or weakness, discounting their overall performance.

8. Disqualifying the Positive the “Disqualifying the Positive” distortion acknowledges positive experiences but rejects them instead of embracing them.

9. Jumping to Conclusions – Mind Reading This “Jumping to Conclusions” distortion manifests as the inaccurate belief that we know what another person is thinking. Of course, it is possible to have an idea of what other people are thinking, but this distortion refers to the negative interpretations that we jump to.

10. Emotional Reasoning Emotional reasoning refers to the acceptance of one’s emotions as fact. It can be described as “I feel it, therefore it must be true.” Just because we feel something doesn’t mean it is true ; For example, an athlete who feels anxious before a competition might conclude that something must be wrong or that they are not prepared, even if they have trained extensively.

11. Magnification ( Catastrophizing ) or Minimization this distortion involves exaggerating or minimizing the meaning, importance, or likelihood of things . Athletes may catastrophize by imagining the worst possible outcome of a situation. Example:Imagine a boxer who is preparing for a title fight against a formidable opponent. As the fight date approaches, they start catastrophizing by imagining the worst possible outcomes. They envision themselves getting knocked out in the first round, humiliating themselves in front of their fans and supporters, and suffering irreversible damage to their reputation and career. They dwell on these catastrophic scenarios to the point where they become overwhelmed with anxiety and self-doubt.

12. Should Statements Another particularly damaging distortion is the tendency to make “should” statements. Should statements are statements that you make to yourself about what you “should” do, what you “ought” to do, or what you “must” do. They can also be applied to others, imposing a set of expectations that will likely not be met.

13. Labeling and Mislabeling These tendencies are basically extreme forms of overgeneralization, in which we assign judgments of value to ourselves or to others based on one instance or experience .

14. Personalization As the name implies, this distortion involves taking everything personally or assigning blame to yourself without any logical reason to believe you are to blame

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