Cognitive Traps

-All or nothing thinking
-Overgeneralization
-Mental filter
-Discounting the positive
-Jumping to conclusions
-Magnification
-Emotional reasoning
-”Should” and must statements
-Labeling
-Personalization and blame

I am my worst enemy. [example of personalization and blame]

8 Responses to “Cognitive Traps”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 PlayerWon

    I don’t get the traps of ‘emotional reasoning’ , ’should’ and ‘must’ statements. elaborate?

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 hoimin

    psych students will start thinking that they’re neurotic. med students will become hypochondriacs.

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 princess_pauper

    from what i remember, emotional reasoning is when you rationalize your emotions…like for example, if you broke up with your boyfriend because he cheated on you, you might feel bad and reason that you feel bad because you are in fact, a bad person and that’s the reason your bf broke up with you. (not that fact that he cheated on you).

    Should and must statements are when you say things like “i SHOULD be at the university level for english, but I’m not, so thus i MUST be stupid.” i think it’s something like that…i’ll hafta check my notes.

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 dorrriee

    AHHH JACKIEEE. =( you’re not coming tomorrow =’( *tear. i only saw you for like what? a total of 5 minutes? LOL. how sad. =
    good luck on your midterm =)

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 buttercup.. : )

    hehehe you know you’re in health WHEN:
    - a fellow “healthy” posts stuff up and you UNDERSTAND IT!!!! :P hehehe
    you know you study a lot when:
    - you start quoting things u studied from ur last health midterm :P
    hahaha
    JACQ this is like the LONGEST i have not talked to you in a LONG TIME this is scary :P

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 princess jasy

    errrrrrr…….

    my input is…….

    if you don’t USE it you LOSE it!

    hahahahahaha… bring some of those diaries back babe

    *teehee*

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 princess_pauper

    yeah, i missed you too jo;)

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 princess_pauper

    mmm…yeah jasy, maybe next time i go back we’ll have another dose of those entries. too much at one time can make u sick!

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