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

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