MindreadingSinglenegativeevent versuspatternConcludethat someoneis reactingnegatively toyou.OvergeneralizePersonalizationAll ornothingthinkingBlack andWhitethinkingMentalFilterExaggeratetheimportanceof things.Disqualifyingthe positiveNegativeinterpretationwithout thefactsAssumeemotionsare factsAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyThefortuneteller."Should"statementsJumping toconclusionsCatastrophizingLabelingEmotionalReasoningAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyMinimizethinksuntil theyare tinyMusts/OughtsMagnification/minimizationMislabelingMindreadingSinglenegativeevent versuspatternConcludethat someoneis reactingnegatively toyou.OvergeneralizePersonalizationAll ornothingthinkingBlack andWhitethinkingMentalFilterExaggeratetheimportanceof things.Disqualifyingthe positiveNegativeinterpretationwithout thefactsAssumeemotionsare factsAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyThefortuneteller."Should"statementsJumping toconclusionsCatastrophizingLabelingEmotionalReasoningAnticipatethings willturn outbadlyMinimizethinksuntil theyare tinyMusts/OughtsMagnification/minimizationMislabeling

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