The event, which was held on 16.04.2024 between 14.00 and 16.00, was led by Istanbul Gelisim University Anti-Addiction Coordinator and Head of Child Development Department Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN. Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences participated in the event; The event was organized by Lecturer Clinical Psychologist Selin KALABAŞ. In the event, it was mentioned that understanding and being understood are in gradient with each other, but that there are cognitive errors that affect both and that these errors lead to prejudices and negatively affect our behavior.
Before the workshop practices, KALABAŞ mentioned that cognitive errors are erroneous thought patterns that are common in a person's thought processes, leading to misinterpretation of facts or negative thoughts. Moreover, she mentioned that these distortions can cause people to perceive events, themselves or other people in a wrong way and that they usually become more prominent in cases of low mental health.
There were two different practices in the workshop. The first one was about recognizing cognitive errors and the second one was about how people's interpretations of events affect emotions and behavior. Awareness work was done on common cognitive errors such as generalization, personalization, labeling, mind reading, etc. At the end of the workshop, questions were answered and the workshop was concluded with suggestions.
