Personalization(blaming/denying)OverGeneralizationRejectingthePositivePerfectionismAssume aNegativeReactionto You"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."Making amountainout of amolehillExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky.""It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."Jumping toConclusionsAll orNothingThinking"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Disqualifyingthe PositiveMindReading"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."Exaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project.""My motheris unhappybecause ofme"MentalFilterLabelingMagnificationCatastrophisingFortunetellerError"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Minimization"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.""I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Black andWhiteThinkingJudging"Should"StatementsPersonalization(blaming/denying)OverGeneralizationRejectingthePositivePerfectionismAssume aNegativeReactionto You"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."Making amountainout of amolehillExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky.""It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."Jumping toConclusionsAll orNothingThinking"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Disqualifyingthe PositiveMindReading"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."Exaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project.""My motheris unhappybecause ofme"MentalFilterLabelingMagnificationCatastrophisingFortunetellerError"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Minimization"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.""I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Black andWhiteThinkingJudging"Should"Statements

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