Cognitive Distortions-systematic errors in reasoning which result in misconceptions and faulty assumptions

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Magnification and minimization

Judging something as greater or less than it is

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Selective abstraction

making assumptions based on one detail rather than the whole

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Arbitrary inferences

Making assumptions with no evidence to support it

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Labeling and mislabeling

Basing one’s identity on past mistakes or imperfections

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Polarized thinking

Going to either or extremes or dealing in all or nothing terms

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Personalization

Relating and unrelated, external event to oneself

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Overgeneralization

adopting an extreme belief based on a single incident

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Incorrect assessments of danger or safety

Phobias or underestimating dangers