Unit 5 SeminarKaplan University

Prof. A. G. Shenkman

Where do your thoughts come from?

Whose in charge of your thoughts?

Do you know the reasons for thinking the way you think?

Attitude is the paintbrush with which we color the world.

Ancient Proverb

Figure 8.1. The Information Processing Model of Human Thought.

1. To reduce harmful environmental conditions

2. To tolerate/adjust negative events 3. To maintain a positive self-image 4. To maintain emotional equilibrium 5. To continue satisfying

relationships with others

1. Help increase awareness of the situation

2. Augment the information processing of stress

3. Help modify any related stress-prone behaviors

4. Work toward a peaceful resolution of the

stressor

Think of another way to think.

Developing Your Mastery of Reframing and Optimism

Ways to incorporate this coping skill include:

• Become aware of your thoughts and feelings.

• Match each negative thought with a positive thought.

• Identify your positive attributes (focus on the positive!).

• Count your blessings: What good things happened to you today?

1. All-or-none thinking 2.Overgeneralizations 3. Mental filter 4. Disqualifying the positive 5. Jumping to conclusions

6. Magnification 7. Emotional reasoning 8. Should statements 9. Labeling and mislabeling 10. Personalization

1. Awareness (of toxic thoughts) 2. Reappraisal of the situation 3. Adoption and substitution 4. Evaluation (of new thought

processes)

1. Initiate a relaxation technique to calm your mind

2. Take responsibility for your own thoughts

3. Fine-tune expectations 4. Give yourself positive affirmations 5. Accentuate the positive

Unconscious Resistance: Mental Sabotage

Positive affirmations only work when the unconscious mind is united with the conscious mind!

Toxic thoughts are a form of negative self-defeating self-talk, a form of ego-generated pessimism that often sabotages our best efforts

Toxic Thoughts lead to... Victim Consciousness

Laughter Response Attribution Theory Financial Freedom Reframing Robert Ellis William Fry Prochaska Theories of Humor

Types of Procrastination

Classical Conditioning Cognitive

Restructuring Incongruity Theory Time Management Assertiveness Rational Emotional

Behavioral Therapy Change Model