ID Number from your email receipt/confirmation: Full Name Email Address Changes in behavior do not influence thoughts. True False Changes in thoughts are often most important to create lasting positive improvement. True False Different thoughts or interpretations of an event can lead to different moods in the same situation. True False Thoughts usually do not influence physical reactions. True False Even though certain modes of thinking may be biological or genetically inherited, environmental experiences can powerfully shape beliefs and moods. True False While changes in thinking are often central, many problems require changes in behavior, physical functioning and environment as well. True False In helping patients identify their moods, rating the intensity of the mood is not important. True False An example of an automatic thought is, “I need a drink.” True False Thought records help patients develop a set of skills that can lead to positive behavior change. True False We have automatic thoughts all the time. True False It is important for patients to write down all evidence that may demonstrate that their “hot” thought is not 100% true. True False Alternative or balanced thoughts reflect new meanings of situations based on all the available evidence. True False When our patients’ experiments don’t turn out as we hoped they would, it is time to problem solve, not quit. True False The deepest level of cognition is the core belief. True False Identifying core beliefs about the self will never be enough to understand a recurrent problem. True False Negative core beliefs about others usually develop from traumatic or persistently negative interactions with other people. True False Assumptions and automatic beliefs are not the roots of our automatic thoughts. True False When we are depressed we imagine that the future will be completely negative. True False Depression does not just describe a mood; it also involves changes in our thinking, behavior and biology. True False The thoughts that characterize anxiety are the same as the thoughts that characterize depression. True False The cognitive component of anger involves the perception of being mistreated or perceiving others as being hurtful or unfair. True False