Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Part 2): Challenging negative thoughts

The second part of the introduction to CBT series to help you challenge negative thoughts

What you'll learn

How to identify thinking errors

How to start challenging negative thoughts

How to develop balanced rational responses

Questions to ask yourself to challenge unhelpful thoughts

How negative thoughts impact behaviours and feelings

Summary

Throughout the day we all experience hundreds if not thousands of thoughts. Some of these thoughts can be positive, helpful and useful to performance and at other times they can negative, unhelpful and detrimental to our wellbeing and mental health. For some of us when we experience negative thoughts we tend to believe the first thought that comes into our mind. These thoughts can spiral out of control, cause us to catastrophise and lead to negative emotions.

To build positive mental health it is important that we have the right skills in place to be able to challenge negative thoughts and develop more positive and rational responses. By developing this coping skill not only will we become more aware of how our thoughts impact our behaviours and feelings but we will also feel more confident in dealing with stressful and high pressured situations.

Within this training plan we will help you to explore the relationship between your negative thoughts, emotions, behaviours and physiology. We will introduce you to a step by step guide of how you can start putting into place some building blocks to challenge negative thoughts.

Course content

Welcome 1 Lecture: Welcome to your training plan

00:43
Introduction 1 Lecture: Introducing your training plan

01:50
Recap 1 Lecture: Recap of CBT

07:11
Thinking errors 1 Lecture: Identifying thinking errors

04:32
Challenging negative thoughts 3 Lectures: How we challenge negative thoughts

04:12

Step 1

05:40

Step 2

07:31
Overview 1 Lecture: Review slide

02:56

Course materials

5 files

09 common thinking errors
Challenging negative thoughts
Thought Challenging (First step)
Thought Challenging (second step)
Thought Diary

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Adam Morris

Adam is managing director of BelievePerform which he founded in 2012. Adam has a passion for inspiring, educating and helping others to overcome problems and develop positive mental health. He is focused on reducing the stigma attached to mental health and building online content that can be used to help build people’s resilience and coping skills.

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