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cognitive distortion

exaggerated or irrational thought pattern involved in the onset and perpetuation of psychopathological states
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cognitive distortion

Summary

cognitive distortion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cognitive distortion's subclass of is recorded as psychopathological symptom[2].
  • cognitive distortion's subclass of is recorded as distortion[3].
  • cognitive distortion's subclass of is recorded as cognition[4].
  • cognitive distortion's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[5].
  • cognitive distortion's has part is recorded as splitting[6].
  • cognitive distortion's has part is recorded as magical thinking[7].
  • cognitive distortion's has part is recorded as exaggeration[8].
  • cognitive distortion's has part is recorded as emotional reasoning[9].
  • cognitive distortion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034skb[10].
  • cognitive distortion's has cause is recorded as cognitive bias[11].
  • cognitive distortion's possible treatment is recorded as cognitive behavioral therapy[12].
  • cognitive distortion's possible treatment is recorded as cognitive restructuring[13].
  • cognitive distortion's used by is recorded as cognitive behavioral therapy[14].
  • cognitive distortion's contributing factor of is recorded as delusion[15].
  • cognitive distortion's different from is recorded as cognitive bias[16].

Why It Matters

cognitive distortion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

cognition cognitive behavioral therapy

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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