COGNITIVE THERAPY WORKSHEET FOR DEPRESSION.

This worksheet can be used to practice mindfulness and positive journaling.

Provide answers to the questions below and reflect on them.

SECTION B.

  1. What thoughts go through your mind when you feel depressed?

  1. What do you do when you feel depressed?

  1. How do you behave around people when you feel depressed?

  1. What do you think may be the cause of your depression?

  1. Write down the thoughts that make you feel more depressed and the thoughts that make you feel less depressed.

MORE DEPRESSED THOUGHTS

LESS DEPRESSED THOUGHTS

SECTION C.

COGNITIVE THERAPY WORKSHEET FOR DEPRESSION.

Daily Mood Scale:

Your daily mood scale should be filled every day just before you go to bed.

Think of the day you had and decide what your mood was like.

Circle the number which stands for how you felt today.

9= best mood.

5= average mood.

1= worst mood.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Daily Mood Notes:

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

REFERENCE:

Society of Clinical Psychology. (© 2016). Cognitive Therapy for Depression. Available at: https://div12.org/treatment/cognitive-therapy-for-depression/. [Accessed on October 21, 2022]

You can download more Mental Health worksheets here.

Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.