Magnification"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Jumping toConclusionsMindReadingRejectingthePositive"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."All orNothingThinkingExtreme Form ofOvergeneralizationMaking amountainout of amolehillMentalFilterJudgingAssume aNegativeReactionto YouDisqualifyingthe PositivePerfectionism"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech.""My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me.""Should"StatementsExaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless.""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."Personalization(blaming/denying)"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"Black andWhiteThinking"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."LabelingFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."OverGeneralizationCatastrophising"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Minimization"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."Magnification"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Jumping toConclusionsMindReadingRejectingthePositive"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."All orNothingThinkingExtreme Form ofOvergeneralizationMaking amountainout of amolehillMentalFilterJudgingAssume aNegativeReactionto YouDisqualifyingthe PositivePerfectionism"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech.""My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me.""Should"StatementsExaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless.""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."Personalization(blaming/denying)"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"Black andWhiteThinking"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."LabelingFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."OverGeneralizationCatastrophising"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Minimization"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."

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