TRIVIA: Understanding Catastrophizing 1

These are the answers to our trivia questions published in the Facebook group Social Media Hangout.

Here are 10 trivia questions on Catastrophizing. Each question had three options. The following are the correct answers from the list provided to each question.

1. What is the name of the children’s story that illustrates catastrophizing, where a rabbit believes the sky is falling after a coconut falls on his head?
   • B) Chicken Little
2. What are the three components of catastrophizing, according to Amy Mezulis, PhD, the co-founder and chief clinical officer of Joon¹?
   • B) Focusing on what could happen in the future, extremely negative potential outcomes, and thinking about them over and over again
3. What is the name of the cognitive distortion that involves thinking that one’s actions or thoughts have a direct influence on external events, such as believing that wearing a certain shirt will cause bad luck³?
   • A) Magical thinking
4. What is the name of the therapy technique that involves identifying and challenging irrational thoughts, such as catastrophizing³?
   • A) Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
5. What is the name of the phenomenon that occurs when a person’s expectations or beliefs influence or determine their outcomes in a given situation, such as expecting to fail a test and then performing poorly⁴?
   • A) Self-fulfilling prophecy
6. What is the name of the coping strategy that involves imagining the best possible outcome in a situation, rather than the worst⁵?
   • B) Positivizing
7. What is the name of the mindfulness practice that involves paying attention to the present moment, without judgment or attachment, and accepting things as they are⁴?
   • A) Meditation
8. What is the name of the psychological concept that refers to the ability to bounce back from adversity, such as overcoming catastrophizing thoughts⁵?
   • A) Resilience
9. What is the name of the cognitive distortion that involves making sweeping negative conclusions based on a single incident, such as thinking that one mistake means one is a failure³?
   • A) All-or-nothing thinking
10. What is the name of the cognitive distortion that involves taking things personally or feeling responsible for things that are beyond one’s control, such as thinking that one’s partner is unhappy because of something one did or didn’t do?
    • C) Personalization

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