Critical Thinking Monologue

Summary:

The article is about negative thinking and different techniques to help prevent thinking negative. Arimitsu & Hoffmann (2017) stated that “When people make a mistake, they tend to judge themselves negatively and experience negative emotions, such as anxiety, shame, guilt, or regret” (p.160). Strict parents, bullies, rejection, or failing in a person’s early life can cause these negative emotions to be a health behavior as the child grows up to be an adult.

The reason for this article is to figure out which different techniques have a better impact on stopping or decreasing negative thinking. It is to also help people learn how to overpower the negative with the positive. Negativity has a way of controlling our life and stops us from

The intended audience would have an easy time reading the content and understanding the study conducted. The authors were very detailed in every procedure that they did and made sure that the readers know what each group was doing. To improve this article, there should be more explanation of how compassionate thinking had the best effect on negative emotion. Arimitsu & Hoffmann (2017) stated the instruction of what the compassionate group had to do and is all about accepting the event and not to believe that what was done was wrong, but in the conclusion and in the discussion, is does not give us a true explanation of why this group had the best results. Other than that, the authors conclusion was supported and there was not bias apparent in the authors’

Negative thinking has damaged certain relationships, stopped me from reaching goals, and doubt myself in everything that I do. I could be a better person, athlete, and student if I had a more positive mindset. By reading this article, it has shown me different techniques on how to approach different situations and events in a positive way. In the study, compassionate thinking has the greatest results with reducing negative emotions. Compassionate thinking is just flipping the way you think about a situation. It is to not judge yourself, to understand what you have gone through in the past to make you think a certain way in the present, to acknowledge the positive things you have done, to see the good in what has been done, and to know that you can do anything. The authors did a great job addressing the major problem and finding ways to decease the health