Prompts For Challenging Negative Thinking
The Prompts for Challenging Negative Thinking guides clients through a series of helpful questions aimed at re-evaluating negative thoughts.
Prompts For Challenging Your Negative Thinking
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) suggests that our thoughts influence how we feel and how we act. However, some of these thoughts can be inaccurate and unhelpful. This Prompts For Challenging Negative Thinking tool gives you a list of questions to help you question your automatic thoughts. With practice, this can help you think in more balanced ways.
Overview
Cognitive restructuring is an evidence-based intervention that involves identifying, evaluating, and modifying maladaptive cognitions, including negative automatic thoughts (NATs). The Prompts For Challenging Your Negative Thinking information handout is designed to guide clients through the process of evaluating negative automatic thoughts. It presents questions that help clients explore whether their negative thoughts are accurate, helpful, objective, and fit with the ‘bigger picture’.
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