Module 5 - Cognitive Challenging

Quiz Time – Question 1

The purpose of thought records is to decrease the intensity of my emotions to 0.

Answer - False. The purpose of thought records is to evaluate the evidence supporting and not supporting your thought. Generally in the case of very strong emotions, people have fallen into cognitive traps and are not taking into account all the information they have when interpreting an event. As a result, after collecting the data, strong emotions often decrease, though it would be unrealistic for them to decrease to 0.