Pause And Reflection: Questions And Questions
Pause and Reflect pg. 137
1. Take a few minutes to listen to the inner voice you use when thinking. Close your eyes now and listen to it. Did you hear that voice? Perhaps it was saying "What voice? I don't have any voice.." Try again, and pay attention to what the voice is saying. 2. Now think about the following situations, and imagine hw you would react in each. How would you interpret them with your inner voice? What feelings would follow from each interpretation? a. At first I would be wondering if they found me attractive, but after awhile I think I would start to feel uneasy if they continued to look at me. b. I think I would have a small moment of panic, as I'm not very good with putting my thoughts together quickly. After a moment I would gather my thoughts …show more content…
The fallacy of catastrophic expectations and, the fallacy of overgeneralization, and the fallacy of perfection are the ones that I use most frequently.
Pause and Reflect pg. 145
1. Return to the diary of irrational thoughts you recorded on page 142. Dispute self-talk in each case, and write a more rational interpretation of the event.
a. If I had disputed self-talk when walking my skittish dog there would have been a more rational outcome. Instead of coming out of it angry because I thought she was never going to be a good dog, I would have come out of it calm collected.
b. If I had disputed self-talk when taking my SATs I wouldn't have come out of the test feeling anxious and worried. If I hadn't been thinking that I had done horribly and that I should have studied more the outcome would have been more rational.
c. If I had disputed self-talk when someone was following me I would have not been so fearful. If I hadn't been thinking that this guy was intentionally following me and that I was going to get kidnapped I would have been rational and realized that we just happened to be going to same
1. Take a few minutes to listen to the inner voice you use when thinking. Close your eyes now and listen to it. Did you hear that voice? Perhaps it was saying "What voice? I don't have any voice.." Try again, and pay attention to what the voice is saying. 2. Now think about the following situations, and imagine hw you would react in each. How would you interpret them with your inner voice? What feelings would follow from each interpretation? a. At first I would be wondering if they found me attractive, but after awhile I think I would start to feel uneasy if they continued to look at me. b. I think I would have a small moment of panic, as I'm not very good with putting my thoughts together quickly. After a moment I would gather my thoughts …show more content…
The fallacy of catastrophic expectations and, the fallacy of overgeneralization, and the fallacy of perfection are the ones that I use most frequently.
Pause and Reflect pg. 145
1. Return to the diary of irrational thoughts you recorded on page 142. Dispute self-talk in each case, and write a more rational interpretation of the event.
a. If I had disputed self-talk when walking my skittish dog there would have been a more rational outcome. Instead of coming out of it angry because I thought she was never going to be a good dog, I would have come out of it calm collected.
b. If I had disputed self-talk when taking my SATs I wouldn't have come out of the test feeling anxious and worried. If I hadn't been thinking that I had done horribly and that I should have studied more the outcome would have been more rational.
c. If I had disputed self-talk when someone was following me I would have not been so fearful. If I hadn't been thinking that this guy was intentionally following me and that I was going to get kidnapped I would have been rational and realized that we just happened to be going to same