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Automatic thoughts

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Automatic thoughts
Thoughts that automatically come to mind when a particular situation occurs. Cognitive-behavioral therapy seeks to challenge automatic thoughts.

automatic thoughts,
n.pl internalized perceptions involuntarily generated by an individual. These impressions may be triggered by becoming aware of a situation or circumstance, may develop quickly, and are not subject to detailed inquiry or logical examination.


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Insight into the origins of his automatic thoughts and schemas also helped him find some distance from them.
Cognitive-behavioral queries to draw forth the client's schemata--that is, automatic thoughts about self, others, and the future;
For this purpose, we developed the Sexual Modes Questionnaire (SMQ), specifically oriented to assess the interaction between the automatic thoughts and the related emotions and sexual responses.
 
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