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

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