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

Magnification and minimization

Judging something as greater or less than it is

Selective abstraction

making assumptions based on one detail rather than the whole

Arbitrary inferences

Making assumptions with no evidence to support it

Labeling and mislabeling

Basing one’s identity on past mistakes or imperfections

Polarized thinking

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

Personalization

Relating and unrelated, external event to oneself

Overgeneralization

adopting an extreme belief based on a single incident

Incorrect assessments of danger or safety

Phobias or underestimating dangers