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Book 2 - Puzzle 14 Information Sheet and Solution

Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety is increased by the way we think about ourselves and about our surroundings.  Cognitive distortions are common ways that individuals misinterpret other people’s actions and raise their own anxiety.

 

Avoiding cognitive distortions can help a person control anxiety and stress better.  The distortions used as “finding terms” in the word puzzle are defined below:

 

Personalization–You think you are the cause of some external negative event even though there is no proof.

 

Mind reading–You believe you can tell what someone is thinking about you even though nothing has been said.

 

All or nothing–You see things as “black or white” with no chance of “middle ground”.

 

Fortune telling–You are sure that something will turn out badly even though it has not happened.

 

Minimization–You put yourself down and minimize your good qualities.

 

Magnification–You magnify the importance of events especially when something goes wrong.

 

Jumping to conclusions–You interpret something negatively even though there are no definite facts to support the conclusion.

 

Disqualifying the positive–You reject positive experiences as a chance happening.

 

Emotional reasoning–You assume your emotions reflect how things really are.

 

Should statements–You motivate yourself by making “should” and “shouldn’t” statements.

 

Labeling–You label yourself in a negative way.

 

Engaging in any of the above defined distortions will increase your level of anxiety.

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