NUR 337 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers.

All or nothing thinking Correct Answer you look at things in absolute, black and white categories Overgeneralization Correct Answer you view a negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat Mental filter Correct Answer you dwell on the negatives and ignore the positives Discounting the positives Correct Answer you insist that your accomplishments or positive qualities "don't count" Jumping to conclusions Correct Answer (A) Mind reading - you assume that people are reacting negatively to you when there's no definite evidence for this (B) Fortune Telling - you arbitrarily predict things will turn out badly. magnification or minimization Correct Answer you blow things way out of proportion or you shrink their importance inappropriately Emotional reasoning Correct Answer You reason from how you feel: "I feel like an idiot, so I really must be one." Or "I don't feel like doing this, so I'll put it off." Should statements Correct Answer You criticize yourself or other people with "Shoulds" or "Shouldn'ts." "Musts," "Oughts," "Have tos" are similar offenders. Labeling Correct Answer you identify with your shortcomings - Instead of saying, "I made a mistake," you tell yourself, "I'm a jerk," or "a fool" or "a loser" Personalization and blame Correct Answer You blame yourself for something you weren't entirely responsible for, or you blame other people and overlook ways that your own attitudes and behavior might contribute to a problem. identify the distortion Correct Answer Write down your negative thoughts so you can see which of the ten cognitive distortions you're involved in. This will make it easier to think about the problem in a more positive and realistic way.