Posts by meta Cogs
03
Jun
Cognitive Biases – Are They Causing Confusion ?
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meta Cogs
A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects how we process information, perceive others, and make decisions. It can...
28
May
Origins of Negative Core Beliefs – Unhealthy Parenting
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A “Core Belief “is a lens or filter through which you interpret all the information you receive from other people and the world around ...
13
May
Mental Filtering – Are you “seeing” your glass half empty ?
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Mental Filtering is a cognitive distortion that causes us to think negatively. Having a mental filter means appraising an experience by...
02
May
A Reactive Mindset is Dysfunctional
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A person with a Reactive Mindset acts only as a response to other people’s actions, or in response to their environment and less from t...
29
Apr
Thinking In Grey – An Antidote to Black and White Thinking !
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Thinking in “shades of grey” is a cognitive re-framing technique where we make a conscious effort to stop subscribing to black and whit...
25
Apr
Black & White Thinking – A Cognitive Distortion
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What are the most common words that come up in your self-talk? Is it words like – never, everyone, nobody, everything that come up regu...
02
Apr
Catastrophizing – A Cognitive Distortion
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Catastrophizing is a distortion in which the brain exaggerates the meaning, the importance or likelihood of negative life events. The s...
12
Mar
Negativity Bias – What is it ? How to Overcome it ?
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In his book “Buddha’s brain”, neuroscientist and psychologist Rick Hanson details the origin of the negativity bias. He describes how o...
26
Feb
Understanding Your Personality
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The term personality refers to the set of traits and patterns of thought, behaviour, and feelings that make you into the person you are...
20
Feb
Personality Disorders- Could it be the cause for Toxic behaviour?
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Personality disorders are formal mental health conditions - each with a list of symptoms that involve behaviours, thoughts, emotions t...