Cognitive Therapy in Groups Session 4 Appropriate Logic

Cognitive Therapy in Groups Session 4 Appropriate Logic Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Examples of Automatic Thoughts with Logical Errors Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Examples of Appropriate Logic Activating event Appropriate Logic Appropriate Thought Referee awards penalty in dubious circumstance against your team Bike smash when you’re an Olympic hopeful Objective assessment, This referee is usually fair Big Picture Thinking Your boss criticises you Relative “Shades of Grey” Thinking, Statement of Desire Thinking about going to a party Appropriate Prediction I’ll probably enjoy myself Objective assessment, This is a set back, but I still have my Big Picture Thinking talent It’s a minor matter I would prefer that he doesn’t criticise me Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Logical Errors and Appropriate Logical Error Appropriate Logic More Dire Than Justified Objective Assessment- big picture thinking Unjustified Negative Prediction Big picture Thinking/ Appropriate probability False Absolute Accurate description Overgeneralisation Accurate description- big picture thinking Black & White Thinking Relative ‘Shades of Grey’ thinking Biased Weighting Even-handed weighting Ignoring Facts Consideration of ALL the information Invalid Allocation Of Responsibility Valid Allocation Of Responsibility, considering all factors Mind Reading Stay with the evidence Must Or Should Statement of desire Emotional Reasoning Analysis of Pros and Cons Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Alternatives to Absolute Shoulds Kind of Should Appropriate Logic Recommendatory I recommend that you … I predict … Predictive Ideal Empirical Preferential Conditional Desire In an ideal world… Because there is a natural law if … then … I would prefer that For … to happen, …. Has to happen first My desire is … Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Filling in Logical Errors on the ACB Worksheet Phone call from student Depression I’ll never get my book done UNP, FA Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Example of Appropriate Logic Worksheet I’ll never get my book done UNP FA Appropriate Probability Accurate description What is the real probability, or most accurate prediction of whether I will get the book finished, based on all the circumstances and past evidence? Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Questions to Challenge Logical Errors More Dire Than Justified What are the facts? How bad is it really? Unjustified Negative prediction/Overgeneralisation What are all the possible outcomes What is the probability of each? Invalid Allocation Of Responsibility Who/ what has responsibility here? How much? Mindreading What is the evidence about their thoughts? Biased Weighting Am I considering all the sources of evidence evenly? Not considering all the facts What facts am I not considering? Black & White Thinking/False Absolutes Are there in-between possibilities? Arbitrary Thinking (Should) Is this a natural law? What is my desire? Emotional Reasoning Am I using facts to make my conclusion? Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Individual Work from Session 4 1. Go through all your ABCs to date and identify the Logical Errors. Use appropriate alternate logic to generate questions. 2. Try to catch yourself making Logical Errors ‘in the moment’ or as soon after as you can. Keep a diary to record both successful and unsuccessful attempts to use appropriate logic. 3. You can use the worksheets provided for many of these activities. Cognitive Therapy in Groups: Guidelines and Resources for Practice, Second Edition. By Michael Free.  Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.