Thinking Traps: Spotting & Dealing With Automatic Negative Thoughts ANTS
Thinking traps, aka cognitive distortions, are exaggerated patterns of thinking not based on fact. This class will cover 16 common thought errors and what to do about them.
Nanci Norelli Smith, PhD
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:(737)
Popular
What's included
4 live meetings
2 in-class hoursClass Experience
Get $25 off my class "Thinking Traps: Spotting & Dealing With Automatic Negative Thoughts ANTS" with coupon code NORELANTS25 until Sep 20, 2024. Get started at https://outschool.com/classes/thinking-traps-spotting-dealing-with-automatic-negative-thoughts-ants-YQvd9GiT and enter the coupon code at checkout. Words can be helpful or words can hurt. In the same way, our thoughts can be helpful or hurt. Self-Talk, aka Metacognition, or "thinking about thinking" is a very important executive function of the prefrontal cortex of the brain. It is the last executive function to develop fully (estimates say anywhere from 22 to 25 years old). This makes it so crucial to not only notice what we are thinking and also notice the quality of our thoughts. Thoughts that make us feel bad about ourselves are Automatic Negative Thoughts or A.N.T.s. They spontaneously pop into our head automatically and they are negative. The worst part is that they can feel like they are true. Let's Explore the common A.N.T.S together. It's never too soon to notice our thoughts and decide if they are helpful or not. Class 1: Personalizing- Blaming yourself for something that was not your fault. All or Nothing (Black or White) Thinking- Things are all good or all bad Overgeneralizing-making conclusions based on one negative experience Always Right- Thinking that you are always right, even if it is just an opinion Class 2: Filtering- Only paying attention to the negative aspects while ignoring positive Discounting the Positive- minimizing personal achievements as inconsequential or invalid Blaming- Not taking responsibility for actions Labeling- Giving labels to yourself or others Class 3: Emotional Reasoning- believing that negative emotions are the reality Shoulds- Using words like “should” and “must” can make you feel guilty; things should be a certain way Jumping to Conclusions 1 Fortune Telling- thinking you can predict the future and that it will be negative Jumping to Conclusions 2- Mind Reading - Thinking you can read people’s minds Class 4: Binocular 1 -Minimizing- when you downplay significance of situation or event Binocular 2- Magnifying (Catastrophizing) Thinking things are going to be way worse than they really are Fairness -Thinking things are not fair to you Control Fallacies- thinking you have complete control or no control at all
Other Details
Supply List
printable files will be available
3 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.6
737reviews
Popular
Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in Psychology from University of Connecticut
New to Outschool? Use code NanciNo2020 to save $20 today! Can be applied to any class on Outschool including mine.
My passion is educating children (and parents) about executive functioning and its developmental importance. Too many kids get labeled as "lazy" or "troubled", when a lack of skill is the culprit, not a stubborn "will".
This has led to extensive professional development training in executive functioning from leading experts in the field including an advanced certificate in EF for children and adolescents, and an advanced EF Mastery course of evidence- based strategies in attention, memory and self-regulation. More specific to ADHD was an intensive evidence-based Strategies course for managing ADHD across the lifespan.
I am a certified provider of the PEERS® program, an evidence-based social skills program developed at UCLA for children through young adults on the Spectrum.
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from Fairfield (CT) University, and Masters and Doctorate degrees from UCONN in Biobehavioral Science.
One of my 6 children is autistic and has adhd, and three others have ADHD; I have ADD myself.
I celebrate neurodiversity and see it as a superpower!
I am a self taught artist, and volunteer for WA based non- profit "Paws with Cause", which uses art to raise money and awareness to help shelter pets get adopted and cared for.
I was recently interviewed on a podcast I was interviewed on a podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adhd-for-smart-ass-women-with-tracy-otsuka/id1443678424?i=1000634888729Reviews
Live Group Class
$25
weekly or $100 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
30 min
Completed by 182 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
3-12 learners per class
