CBT-Informed Activities · CB-04
Common Thinking Patterns
Recognize familiar thinking habits with curiosity and consider whether they fit the current situation.
Clinical review required
Teens and adults
15-25 minutes
Cards
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How to use it
- Look through the pattern cards and choose any that feel familiar today.
- Describe the situation in which the pattern appeared.
- Notice what the pattern may be trying to predict, prevent, or simplify.
- Choose whether to keep, adjust, or set aside the thought for now.
Reflection prompts
- What makes this pattern understandable in context?
- What information might widen the picture?
- What response would feel both realistic and supportive?
Facilitator guidance
Present patterns as common habits, not identities or diagnoses. Use neutral names and normalize that a pattern can sometimes be protective or efficient.
Adaptations & accessibility
- Use only two or three cards per session.
- Invite the client to rename or redraw a character.
- Offer a non-character version using plain pattern descriptions.
Review considerations
Standard licensed-clinician review required before use.
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