OvergeneralizeSinglenegativeevent versuspatternExaggeratetheimportanceof things.Black andWhitethinkingCatastrophizingMindreadingAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyNegativeinterpretationwithout thefactsMentalFilterMusts/OughtsMagnification/minimizationConcludethat someoneis reactingnegatively toyou.Minimizethinksuntil theyare tinyAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyPersonalizationThefortuneteller."Should"statementsAssumeemotionsare factsMislabelingJumping toconclusionsDisqualifyingthe positiveEmotionalReasoningAll ornothingthinkingLabelingOvergeneralizeSinglenegativeevent versuspatternExaggeratetheimportanceof things.Black andWhitethinkingCatastrophizingMindreadingAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyNegativeinterpretationwithout thefactsMentalFilterMusts/OughtsMagnification/minimizationConcludethat someoneis reactingnegatively toyou.Minimizethinksuntil theyare tinyAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyPersonalizationThefortuneteller."Should"statementsAssumeemotionsare factsMislabelingJumping toconclusionsDisqualifyingthe positiveEmotionalReasoningAll ornothingthinkingLabeling

Cognitive Distortion Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Overgeneralize
  2. Single negative event versus pattern
  3. Exaggerate the importance of things.
  4. Black and White thinking
  5. Catastrophizing
  6. Mind reading
  7. Anticipate things will turn out badly
  8. Negative interpretation without the facts
  9. Mental Filter
  10. Musts/Oughts
  11. Magnification /minimization
  12. Conclude that someone is reacting negatively to you.
  13. Minimize thinks until they are tiny
  14. Anticipate things will turn out badly
  15. Personalization
  16. The fortuneteller.
  17. "Should" statements
  18. Assume emotions are facts
  19. Mislabeling
  20. Jumping to conclusions
  21. Disqualifying the positive
  22. Emotional Reasoning
  23. All or nothing thinking
  24. Labeling