cognitive restructuring

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Hi all,

Thought of sharing some of my recent readings. (have done lots of reading; little or no writing) 

Since people's thinking and feeling influence how

they go through life, it is worth making some shifts in perception and

thought processes. Cognitive restructuring helps to get a better understanding of how we (and others) deal with " challenging " situations.

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Greetings, Anoush

 

 

From: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc & id=9350

" People think that depression just occurs

randomly, but it really isn't like that most of the time. Usually, depression

occurs in response to certain depressing events. Are events themselves actually

depressing, though? No. Events themselves are neutral. It is our interpretation

of those events that makes them take on depressing, or uplifting

qualities. "

The

point of this explanation is to teach this basic and all important sequence:

that events which occur, trigger an appraisal process which interprets the meaning

of those events, resulting in a behavioral consequence, which could be

depression, or any number of other outcomes.

 

Cognitive restructuring:

http://www.nelsonbinggeli.net/NB/CBT-CR.html

http://www.psyskills.com/cogther01.htm

http://www.mindtools.com/stress/rt/CognitiveRestructuring.htm

 

 

Cognitive Restructuring for

Stress Relief:

http://stress.about.com/od/professionalhelp/a/Restructuring.htm

 

Cognitive distortion and

stress management:

http://stress.about.com/od/professionalhelp/a/distortions.htm