Degree of belief of my

Emotions Thought
thought (0-100%)

o I have experienced this in my

o Fear –about previous company and hence this
a prospective will again & always happen to me. 100%
undesirable o My chances of getting sacked in Hot thought
event. this restructuring drive is high or
definite.

o Chances of me getting sacked are 100%

o Distress
high Hot thought

o Gloating –
Pleased
about an o My junior colleague should be fired 80%
event instead of me. Hot thought
undesirable
for another

Thought Accuracy Usefulness

o Everybody has his

There is no point of comparing self to
o He will now be own set of skills
others; that too based on any
my equivalent and knowledge.
organizations formal systems as they
even though he Cadres or positions
can not capture whole picture. There are
is a junior do not necessarily
multiple dimensions to success
reflect worth
o There can be
another
perspective. Life is
unequal at different
o Against the times. Even if
This one isolated incidence has not a
unfair system today I have got
very significant effect on many overall
o Biased approach something
life containing multiple events.
of management proportionately
less; tomorrow I
might get
something more
also
o May be I lack o It is overestimation Since there is no evidence for this; there
something which of the probability is no point in imagination of something
he has of negative events. negative.
 o My junior is now
equal to me;
what others will
think of me

Degree of belief in
Strength
original thoughts
Original thought(s) New perspective of
(After cognitive
emotions
restructuring)

o He will now be
my equivalent I am proud of my mentoring Envy 90 
20%
even though he abilities 20
is a junior

o Against the In past’ I’ve been rewarded

unfair system well; that may be in future Anger
30%
o Biased approach also. One incidence can not 7030
of management play a very big role in life
o May be I lack
something which
he has I have my own set of skills
Shame
o My junior is now for which people know and 10%
6010
equal to me; respect me
what others will
think of me

Degree of belief in original

thoughts Strength of emotions
(After cognitive restructuring)

20% Envy 90  20

30% Anger 7030

10% Shame 6010

Below Readings are available in the handout given.

· Cognitive Restructuring by Nelson Binggeli
· Common Pattern of Cognitive Distortions by A.Beck
· Recognizing Emotions
Identify one situation from your personal life and another from your professional front where
your subjectivity / Binding Raga Dvesha was at work. For each situation apply the cognitive
restructuring framework.
Part I - Identifying emotion-causing thoughts
1.) Describe the situation 2.) Identify the emotions (Refer to PDF “Recognizing Emotions” to
identify emotions) 3.) Identify the thoughts connected to emotions
Part II: Developing a new perspective (evaluating and modifying thoughts)
4.) Identify the distortions in thinking (Refer to PDF “Common Pattern of Cognitive
Distortions” to identify the distortions in thinking)
5.) Evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of the thoughts
6.) Modify the pattern of distorted thinking based on step 4
7.) Summarize your new perspective
Positive mental attitude

Advantages of positive mental

attitude.
2. Select positive words.
3. Prefer positive talk.
4. Enjoy inspiring songs.
5. Smile and laugh more.
6. Look for positively in
everything.
7. Do not stay depressed.
8. Inculcate positive thoughts.
9. Firmly believe in yourself and
your goal.
10. Positive traits.

Fearlessness (abhyam).
2. Uprightness (arjavam).
3. Harmlessness (ahimsa).
4. Truth (satyam).
5. Even temper (akrodha).
6. Patience (kshama).
7. Fortitude (dhriti).
8. Quietude (shanti).
9. Humility (na-ati-manita).