Extreme Form ofOvergeneralizationJumping toConclusionsFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake.""Should"Statements"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project.""My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."PerfectionismCatastrophisingMindReadingAll orNothingThinkingMentalFilter"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"MinimizationAssume aNegativeReactionto You"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."JudgingMaking amountainout of amolehill"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."Black andWhiteThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."OverGeneralization"My motheris unhappybecause ofme""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."MagnificationPersonalization(blaming/denying)Exaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceLabelingRejectingthePositive"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Extreme Form ofOvergeneralizationJumping toConclusionsFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake.""Should"Statements"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project.""My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."PerfectionismCatastrophisingMindReadingAll orNothingThinkingMentalFilter"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"MinimizationAssume aNegativeReactionto You"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."JudgingMaking amountainout of amolehill"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."Black andWhiteThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."OverGeneralization"My motheris unhappybecause ofme""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."MagnificationPersonalization(blaming/denying)Exaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceLabelingRejectingthePositive"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."

Cognitive Distortions - 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. Extreme Form of Overgeneralization
  2. Jumping to Conclusions
  3. Fortuneteller Error
  4. "It’s obvious she doesn’t like me, otherwise she would’ve said hello."
  5. "It's terrible that I made a mistake. That mistake was disastrous. I should never make a mistake."
  6. "Should" Statements
  7. "He's thinking that I don't know the first thing about this project."
  8. "My teacher said most of my essay was great but he also said there were a number of mistakes that had to be corrected…he must think I’m really hopeless."
  9. Perfectionism
  10. Catastrophising
  11. Mind Reading
  12. All or Nothing Thinking
  13. Mental Filter
  14. "I Feel it, Therefore it Must be True"
  15. Minimization
  16. Assume a Negative Reaction to You
  17. "My crush is talking to my friend more than me. He must like her more than me."
  18. Judging
  19. Making a mountain out of a molehill
  20. "I did that project well, but that doesn't mean I'm competent; I just got lucky."
  21. Black and White Thinking
  22. Disqualifying the Positive
  23. "I will never be able to speak in public because I once had a panic attack before giving a speech."
  24. Over Generalization
  25. "My mother is unhappy because of me"
  26. "I am a failure because I feel like a failure."
  27. Magnification
  28. Personalization (blaming/denying)
  29. Exaggerate or Shrink the Importance
  30. Labeling
  31. Rejecting the Positive
  32. "Getting a mediocre evaluation proves how inadequate I am. Getting high marks doesn't mean I'm smart."