Reframing Thoughts About Feeling Unloved
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Objective
I can identify and reframe negative thoughts about feeling unloved.
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Warm-up video
SEL Sketches · 4:40
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Automatic Negative Thoughts, or ANTs, are negative thoughts that can leave you feeling bad and stop you from problem solving.
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The "ANT Buddies" try to keep us safe by helping us identify what might hurt us and helping us to try and learn from our mistakes.
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To manage ANT Buddies, you can recognize the thought, swat the ant buddy with a thought-stopping statement, catch it to examine it, and question the thought to challenge the bug.
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Practice
3 questions
What are 'ANTs' as described in the video, and why are they important to recognize?
Describe the three steps you can take to 'swat' or 'stash' the 'ant buddies' when they appear.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Describe a situation where you felt unloved, identify the negative thought (ANT) you had in that moment, and then reframe that thought into a more positive or realistic one.”
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