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

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