Cognitive distortion refers to irrational or exaggerated thought patterns that can negatively impact a person's perception of reality. These distortions often lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
After failing his exam, Jake fell into a cognitive distortion, believing that he would never succeed in any subject, despite his previous good grades.
by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025
Get the cognitive distortionmug. Cognitive tunneling is a psychological phenomenon where a person's attention narrows to a single point, ignoring all other information. This happens most often under high stress or during a sudden, unexpected event, causing a person's brain to transition from a relaxed state to a panicked, focused state that fixates on a narrow set of stimuli. This can lead to an inability to see the bigger picture, sometimes described as inattentional blindness, and is a common cause of errors in high-pressure situations, such as pilots or drivers missing crucial cues.
During the exam, I hit a tough question and fell into cognitive tunneling, completely missing the easier ones I had already skimmed over. Talk about stress messing with my focus!
by Emotional Cruiser November 4, 2025
Get the cognitive tunnelingmug. The feeling in your heart that the CIA has never actually done anything wrong, despite mountains of evidence that says otherwise
"You still don't believe that MK Ultra happened, even though the CIA publicly admitted to the program being real, and released documents detailing how it was carried out?"
"No dude, that stuff is too crazy to have ever actually happened."
"Wow. You must have CIA-Induced Cognitive Dissonance."
"No dude, that stuff is too crazy to have ever actually happened."
"Wow. You must have CIA-Induced Cognitive Dissonance."
by Allen Michael Ratcliffe Dulles August 2, 2025
Get the CIA-Induced Cognitive Dissonancemug. the concussive effect of the violent mental jerking produced in a listener/reader by the proximal presentation of two wildly incongruous thoughts, ideas, or statements.
"Listening to Herman Cain opine on both soul food and foreign policy left me with a serious case of cognitive whiplash."
by Paper Tiger March 16, 2012
Get the cognitive whiplashmug. Matthew Hartke has a video on YouTube about how it explains Christianity but THAT'S TOTALLY A THING I SAID! CORRECT AGAIN! GREATEST MIND WHO HAS EVER LIVED! But ow... My great mind hurts- Do I have asprin or something?
Hym "Cognitive Dissonance as an explanation for Christianity is totally a thing I said... Just sayin..."
by Hym Iam June 7, 2024
Get the Cognitive Dissonancemug. Degraded cognition: (noun) The impairment or deterioration of cognitive abilities and understanding of the world due to certain factors such as injury, disease, or the use of certain substances. It can also refer to the reduction in cognitive performance or understanding due to the malfunction or misuse of technology, particularly artificial intelligence. It involves the integration of human intelligence and AI capabilities that leads to a lower level of decision-making, problem-solving, and overall understanding of complex information.
The use of a malfunctioning AI system in the decision-making process led to degraded cognition and impaired understanding of the situation.
by Phieyl January 21, 2023
Get the Degraded Cognitionmug. A personal map of how someone naturally thinks, learns, and processes the world—especially when it doesn’t line up with how schools, jobs, or society are structured. People with strong CAP awareness usually aren’t “broken”—they’re just running a different cognitive operating system that needs different inputs (like context, meaning, time, or rhythm) to function properly.
CAP (Cognitive Alignment Profile) You feel like you’re smart, but constantly out of sync with expectations. You’re not slow—you just need alignment.
by AppCha May 4, 2025
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