CBT Catastrophizing Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this CBT Catastrophizing Worksheet?
There are many cognitive errors explained in cbt among them catastrophization is one of the most common errors that is used most frequently in daily living. In this error, people think about the worst possible outcome and believe that it will happen to them. This thinking error generates a pessimistic view of the outcome and emerges negative emotions that lead to distress. People with this thinking error often indulge in overthinking and disturbed sleep is also associated with it.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will help to identify and understand their thinking error. It will create an intellectual insight into problems and their causes. It will also help the client look into situations more realistically and promote an optimistic view of thinking. The worksheet will help the client experience hope and it will bring positive emotions that are beneficial for the client well being. It will help clients reduce distress
How to use the worksheet?
Instruct client to fill worksheet accurately to get better results. Ask them to write their worrying thought later and ask them how many times they come to reality. Instruct them to write the best and works outcome of mentioned solution and later neutralized their thinking by asking what would be a realistic outcome. After identifying the realistic outcome ask them to go with it rather than going with the best or worst-case scenario.
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https://beckinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Testing-Your-Thoughts-Worksheet.pdf