PSY401 Assignment 2 Fall 2024 – Assignments – Solution VU

Situation:

Thought:

Result/Consequences

Cognitive

Distortion

Cognitive

Technique

During covid-19 where Ali lives there were two people dead with corona.

I might be dead due to corona. My thought scored 9 out of 10.

Suicidal thoughts; I would rather die without virus. My consequences scored 10 out of 10.

Catastrophizing

Tell him different people story who also live with corona patients but survived.

Because of lockdown a husband beat his wife brutally and kept saying she is reason I lost my job.

If I am alone, I might be not needed have provide living resources to wife. That thought scored 10 out of 10.

He gets anxious due to the pressure of economic support and beat his wife. That consequences scored 10 out 0f 10.

Blaming

Tell him that your wife is not the problem if you live alone you might still face economic pressure.

Sara makes a tea and her brother did not drink it. But in reality her brother forgets to drink.

I make tea too bad so my brother did not like it and not drink.

Scored:

7 out 10

She starts weeping and locks herself in room.

Score:

9 out 10

Personalization

Tell her the truth why her brother did not drink tea. And tell her that don’t take everything personally.

Haris want to go on party but his parents not allow him.

Everyone goes but why parents did not allow me.

Scored;

5 out 10

He starts arguing with parents.

Scored;

5 out 10

Fallacy of Fairness

Tell him that his parents are not wrong. Try to understand them.