Imagine you are a student in a traditional (face-to-face) class for which participating in discussions is a central requirement for a good grade. You are a relatively outgoing person but you have always had a hard time speaking up in class to offer y
Imagine you are a student in a traditional (face-to-face) class for which participating in discussions is a central requirement for a good grade. You are a relatively outgoing person but you have always had a hard time speaking up in class to offer your comments opinions criticisms and so on. In fact you almost never do so not even when you are completely familiar with the material.In trying to minimize this debilitative emotion identify 1) the activating event and 2) the emotional reaction. Then offerthree examplesof the negative self-talk that represents the irrational belief this student is probably acting on (andlabel the fallacy). Finallydispute those irrational beliefswiththree copingstatements (positive self-talk).