Cognitive Distortion State
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A Cognitive Distortion State is a mental state characterized by systematic biases in information processing, reality perception, or logical reasoning that deviates from objective reality or rational thought.
- AKA: Distorted Thinking State, Cognitive Bias State, Irrational Belief State, Perceptual Distortion State.
- Context:
- It can typically involve Selective Attention to confirming evidence.
- It can typically feature Overgeneralization from limited instances.
- It can typically include Black-and-White Thinking eliminating nuance.
- It can typically manifest Catastrophizing of negative possibilities.
- It can typically demonstrate Personalization of external events.
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- It can often resist Contradictory Evidence through confirmation bias.
- It can often impair Problem-Solving Ability via rigid thinking.
- It can often correlate with Emotional Distress and mood disorders.
- It can often self-perpetuate through behavioral confirmation.
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- It can range from being a Mild Cognitive Distortion State to being a Severe Cognitive Distortion State, depending on its reality deviation degree.
- It can range from being a Transient Cognitive Distortion State to being a Persistent Cognitive Distortion State, depending on its temporal stability.
- It can range from being a Domain-Specific Cognitive Distortion State to being a Generalized Cognitive Distortion State, depending on its application scope.
- It can range from being a Conscious Cognitive Distortion State to being an Automatic Cognitive Distortion State, depending on its awareness level.
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- It can underlie Anxiety Disorders through threat overestimation.
- It can maintain Depression via negative filtering.
- It can enable Addiction through minimization and denial.
- It can facilitate Personality Disorders via interpersonal distortions.
- It can perpetuate Trauma Responses through safety miscalculation.
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- Example(s):
- Clinical Cognitive Distortion States, such as:
- Interpersonal Cognitive Distortion States, such as:
- Paranoid Cognitive Distortion State assuming malicious intent.
- Narcissistic Cognitive Distortion State inflating self-importance.
- Victim Cognitive Distortion State externalizing responsibility.
- Social Cognitive Distortion States, such as:
- Conflict-Based Cognitive Distortion States, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Balanced Thinking State, which integrates multiple perspectives without systematic bias.
- Reality-Based Perception, which aligns with objective evidence without distortion.
- Cognitive Flexibility, which adapts thinking patterns without rigid bias.
- Rational Analysis, which applies logic without emotional interference.
- See: Cognitive Dissonance State, Moral Disengagement Mechanism, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Aaron Beck, Thinking Error, Irrational Belief, Schema, Core Belief, Automatic Thought, Cognitive Restructuring.