by alex
Our minds often play tricks on us, leading to distorted ways of thinking that can impact our emotions and behaviors. This quiz will challenge you to recognize and understand these cognitive distortions, helping you to think more clearly and rationally. Ready to sharpen your mind and gain insight into your thought processes? Let’s get started!
Cognitive Distortions Quiz Questions Overview
1. What is a cognitive distortion?
A type of mental illness
A pattern of negative thinking
A form of meditation
A type of psychological therapy
2. Which cognitive distortion involves seeing things in black and white terms?
Overgeneralization
Catastrophizing
All-or-nothing thinking
Personalization
3. Which cognitive distortion involves making broad interpretations from a single or few events?
Overgeneralization
Mental filtering
Labeling
Disqualifying the positive
4. What does the cognitive distortion ‘catastrophizing’ involve?
Minimizing problems
Expecting the worst-case scenario
Blaming others
Seeing things as black and white
5. Which cognitive distortion involves taking responsibility for events outside of one’s control?
Personalization
Jumping to conclusions
Should statements
Emotional reasoning
6. What does ‘mental filtering’ refer to in cognitive distortions?
Ignoring the positive aspects
Exaggerating the positive aspects
Blaming others for problems
Seeing things as black and white
7. Which cognitive distortion involves making assumptions without evidence?
Jumping to conclusions
Labeling
Catastrophizing
Overgeneralization
8. What is ’emotional reasoning’ in the context of cognitive distortions?
Assuming feelings reflect reality
Ignoring emotions
Relying on logic alone
Blaming others for feelings
9. Which cognitive distortion involves labeling oneself or others with a single characteristic?
Labeling
Mental filtering
Disqualifying the positive
Personalization
10. What does ‘disqualifying the positive’ mean in cognitive distortions?
Ignoring negative feedback
Focusing only on positive aspects
Dismissing positive experiences as insignificant
Blaming others for problems
