Please review the information about cognitive reframing, view the video, and participate in Cognitive Reframing:
- There are many things to focus on in life. Add in the pressures of being a student and/or a student-athlete to the load of an everyday college student and you can be overwhelmed. Nevertheless, helpful cognitive skills and strategies can be employed to process difficult times and achieve positive outcomes.
- COGNITIVE REFRAMING: Cognitive reframing, also known as cognitive restructuring, is a skill taught to individuals to notice negative and intrusive thoughts and actively work to challenge/change those thoughts.
Four steps to change your thinking:
- Pay attention to your thoughts. Often, we do not realize how negatively we talk to ourselves.
- Notice when these thoughts typically occur. This allows you to anticipate and manage negative or untrue thoughts.
- Challenge negative thoughts. Asking a few questions can be helpful:What would I tell a friend in this situation? Is there another way to look at this situation? What is the real evidence that my thoughts are true? What would my first step be to cope, if my worries turned out to be true?
- Replace negative and untrue thoughts with more realistic or helpful thoughts.The biggest marker of success with this skill is practice. Mastering cognitive reframing does not happen overnight. The more you practice, the easier it becomes and the less time it takes to challenge the thoughts you may be having.
3. Identifying and Reframing Negative Thoughts | Athletes Connected
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmxAIrr1LZc&feature=emb_logo
4. For your Journal Entry:
Discuss your experience with using cognitive reframing for this Psychosocial Strategy and provide a brief review of the video.
Discuss any pros or cons for using this Psychosocial Strategy.
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