Errors in Thinking and Irrational Beliefs Read page 121 of your text about psych

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Errors in Thinking and Irrational Beliefs

Read page 121 of your text about psychologist Albert Ellis and his thoughts about irrational beliefs. Look over the irrational beliefs listed here and then see if you can come up with others. 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 your achieving your goals.

Albert Elis irrational beliefs:

1. I must be outstandingly competent, or I am worthless

2. Others must treat me considerately, or they are absolutely rotten.

3. The world should always give me happiness, or I will die.

4. I must have perfect control over things, or I wont be able to enjoy life

5. Because something once strongly affected my life, it will indefinitely affect my life.

REFERENCE:

Boss, J. (2017). Think: Critical thinking and logic skills for everyday life. (4th ed.) New York, NY: McGraw Hill

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Psychological behaviour of a person depend upon many factors such as how they feel regarding world, how they feel about themselves etc. Therefore, the person may be affected by number of reasons, for example: if someone unable to achieve their goal in life, then it might become very complex in their life and he always tensed about this by comparing him with others and finally comes under depression.

Because something once strongly affected my life, it will indefinitely affect my life: This is one of the common error found in individual's life in which he or she stuck and attached very emotional to their memory. This can be happen when any accident happens related to trust, means if trust breaks by someone then it can be affected through by their whole life.

There are various others error or irrational believes which can affect severly in life, therefore one should have positive approach towards their life, always remember there is nothing permanent in life either it is good time or bad times. Hence, we should have able to face these challenges given by life and succeed them by accepting them in a positive and enthusiastic manner.

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