Editing Cognitive distortion (section)

== Decatastrophizing ==
{{Main|Decatastrophizing}}
In cognitive therapy, decatastrophizing or decatastrophization is a cognitive restructuring technique that may be used to treat cognitive distortions, such as magnification and catastrophizing,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Theunissen|first1=Maurice|last2=Peters|first2=Madelon L.|last3=Bruce|first3=Julie|last4=Gramke|first4=Hans-Fritz|last5=Marcus|first5=Marco A.|title=Preoperative Anxiety and Catastrophizing|journal=The Clinical Journal of Pain|volume=28|issue=9|pages=819–841|doi=10.1097/ajp.0b013e31824549d6|pmid=22760489|year=2012|s2cid=12414206|url=https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/76692306/Peters_2012_Preoperative_Anxiety_and_Catastrophizing_A.pdf}}</ref> commonly seen in psychological disorders like [[anxiety]]<ref name="CR"/> and [[psychosis]].<ref>{{cite journal  |title=Persecutory delusions and catastrophic worry in psychosis: Developing the understanding of delusion distress and persistence |journal=Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry |volume=42 |issue=September 2011 |pages=349–354 |doi=10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.02.003|pmid = 21411041|year=2011 |last1=Moritz |first1=Steffen |last2=Schilling |first2=Lisa |last3=Wingenfeld |first3=Katja |last4=Köther |first4=Ulf |last5=Wittekind |first5=Charlotte |last6=Terfehr |first6=Kirsten |last7=Spitzer |first7=Carsten}}</ref> Major features of these disorders are the subjective report of being overwhelmed by life circumstances and the incapability of affecting them.