What are Thinking Errors

 



Using the concept of thinking errors

Thinking errors can affect mood and behaviour, as has been shown in the ‘Hot-cross bun’ and ‘Five areas’ approaches. The different types of cognitive distortion or thinking error have been discussed and we will now look at how performers in particular may use these thinking practices in maladaptive ways.

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Misfocus: Because of mental filters and discounting the positives, the performer may attend only to the negative thoughts

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Self-fulfilment: Jumping to conclusions, such as mind reading and fortune telling, and hence performing in the way the mindset expects you to perform

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Perpetuation of thinking: Overgeneralization and ‘magnification and minimization’, where thoughts are repeatedly gone over, and through emotional reasoning you resort from feelings to actual statements ‘I feel stupid’ becomes ‘I am stupid’

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Playing not to lose: Where the individual allows their thinking to influence their behaviour to take the easiest route; consequently, performance can be mediocre as the individual plays safe and avoids risk

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Trying to please others (incorporates personalization and blame): Thinking is about others and their views and requirements rather than about focusing and thinking about one's own performance

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Becoming tense: Thinking leads to physical reactions and physiological responses, which in turn affect mood so that performance is affected

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Reduced confidence: Again, the individual discounts the positives. Using ‘should’ statements and labelling the shortcomings are all forms of distorted thinking, which can lower self-belief, and thinking can then affect the actual performance (behaviour).


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