I'm a Failure: Identifying, Challenging, and Reframing Cognitive Distortions in the Interpreting Profession
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Title
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I'm a Failure: Identifying, Challenging, and Reframing Cognitive Distortions in the Interpreting Profession
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Creator
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Terricka D. Cabrera
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Degree Name
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Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
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Project Type
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Action Research Project
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Date
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8/12/2023
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Abstract
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This action research project investigates the effects of identifying, challenging, and reframing cognitive distortions (negative self-talk) on interpreter anxiety and self-doubt. Previous literature on the subject have discussed interpreters’ well-being, the implications of workplace anxiety and self-doubt, the barriers in the field as an interpreter of color, and how negative self-talk can manifest itself in interpreting. Data was collected and analyzed for eleven weeks from November to June 2023 using a modified version of Beck’s (1970, as cited in Burns, 1980) Daily Record of Dysfunctional Thoughts. The results showed that identifying, challenging, and reframing cognitive distortions did mitigate feelings of self-doubt and anxiety whenever there was a triggering event. Overall, this action research project pinpointed the roots of my self-doubt and anxiety as well as techniques to challenge and reframe my way of thinking. This finding indicates that incorporating self-talk into my self-care routine can lead to a long, successful, and fulfilling career.
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Committee Member
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Elisa Maroney
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Amanda Smith
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Audrey Ramirez-Loudenback
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/03/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author by contacting the WOU Library.
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Language
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eng
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Type
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