Causes and Risk Factors
• Biological
Genetic
Neurotransmitter dysfunction
Neuroanatomy
Hormone
• Psychosocial
Low self-esteem
Environmental factors (e.g. job loss, bereavement, history of abuse, social fragmentation)
Psychiatric diagnoses (e.g. anxiety, substance abuse, dementia, eating disorder)
Family history:
Loss of parent before age 11
Negative home environment (abuse, neglect)
Personality: insecure, overly dependent, self-critical, pessimistic or obsessional.
Recent stressors: illness, financial, legal.
Postpartum
Lack of intimate relationships or social isolation
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive :
Black or white
Catastrophizing
Labeling
Self- blamingFiltering

IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTHY BELIEFS and UNHEALTHY BELIEFS
IDENTIFICATION OF Distorted and Rational thoughts

My Acknowledgment Log
Painful situations I’m dealing with in life now include:
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Losses I’m currently dealing with include:
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People I can talk to/places I can go to get these validated are: