Week 2 Discussion Forum
Errors in Thinking and Irrational Beliefs
Please read page 121 of your text about psychologist Albert Ellis and his thoughts about irrational beliefs. Look over the irrational beliefs listed here and try to find what their common elements are. To see what their common elements are is important! Also, study the concept of fallacies in Chapter 5 and compare it to the ‘Irrational Beliefs’ Albert Ellis identified. There are a lot of similarities (what are those?) — and one significant difference (what can it be)?
These ‘Irrational Beliefs’ are cognitive errors that people live by. Living by these cognitive errors can relate to depression and other psychological disorders. Discuss how these cognitive errors can adversely impact a person’s psychological well-being. Discuss any of these or others that may impact you, your psychological state, or you achieving your goals.
Use critical thinking skills to justify your position. As you share your own experience, please remember that experience is never right or wrong. You will want to focus on your own experience and then listening as others share their own life experiences. Your third post is due by midnight on Sunday and needs to be a minimum of 200 words each. You must use references from your text or from another source (website, book, or journal article) to support or negate your position on this topic.
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