KYB-5-CognitiveStrategiesforDepression-Cognitive：抑郁症的认知kyb-5-cognitive策略.pdfVIP

Keeping Your Balance Keeping Your Balance Module 5 Cognitive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Depression Contents Page Feelings Thoughts 2 Making the Connection 3 Improving How You Feel 5 Thought Diary 7 Module Summary 8 Centre for Clinical Interventions Module 5 Page 1 ïPsychotherapyïResearchïTraining Keeping Your Balance Feelings Thoughts People often believe that the feelings and emotions they experience are determined by external events, situations, and the behaviour of others. For example, we may hear ourselves say, ìMy boss made me so nervous,î ìMy partner made me so angry,î ìThis trip down south made me feel so relaxed,î or ìIím depressed because I didnít get the job I wanted.î What is the assumption underlying these statements? That someone or something other than ourselves was directly determining the feelings we experienced. We come to these conclusions automatically without asking ourselves if this assumption is true. However, if we stop to analyse the process that links an external situation to our emotional responses, we will find that there is a step in between. How Our Thoughts Influence Our Feelings What really makes us feel and respo