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Practicum Exercise for Users of Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It, 11th edition
from Behavior Modification What It Is and How To Do It 11th Ed Garry INSTRUCTORS SOLUTIONS MANUAL
by ACADEMIAMILL
Practicum #15 Planning Coping Self-Statements
As we indicated in Chapter 26, some people experience problems because of a high frequency of negative self-talk, negative thinking about themselves in relation to one or more situations. The purpose of this practicum is to give you practice in preparing some coping self-statementsto counteract problem thoughts.
You should proceed through the following steps:
(a) Turn to your neighbor(s) and select two or three partners to work with. You can either stay in the class, or go to a nearby cafeteria to complete the practicum to complete the practicum
(b) Each person in the group should independently identify a particular situation where you sometimes experience negative thinking It could be negative thinking about your future, about a social relationship, about work, about your performance in a course, etc. On the following page, for each person in your group, list one general theme around which negative thinking occurs. Discuss your examples with the other members in your group and pick one example for completing the rest of this exercise. . 5–10 mins.
(c) Next, in a paragraph or so in the appropriate section on the next page, write out at least 6 examples of the types of thoughts that that person (from your group whom you have chosen) typically thinks when experiencing negative thinking on that particular topic or theme. Make the statements as realistic as possible and as close as possible to the kind of thoughts that actually occur. . . . . . . . . . 20–30 mins.
(d) Then, in the appropriate section on the following page, for each of the negative thoughts, describe specific coping thoughts that the person could think to counteract the negative thoughts. The coping thoughts should be realistic, and positive. They should be as specific as possible, and should ideally relate to specific behaviors and/or specific positive outcomes (review the guidelines for rule-governed control over behavior.) . . . . . . . . .
(e) Make sure that each person in the group PRINTS his or her name and SIGNS one copy of the worksheet, and hand in this signed copy at the end of class.
