"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."Labeling"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."OverGeneralizationFortunetellerErrorPersonalization(blaming/denying)Jumping toConclusions"Should"StatementsCatastrophisingAll 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.""My motheris unhappybecause ofme""It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."PerfectionismJudgingExaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me.""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."MentalFilterMaking amountainout of amolehillRejectingthePositiveMagnificationMinimization"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky.""I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."Assume aNegativeReactionto You"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"MindReadingExtreme Form ofOvergeneralizationBlack andWhiteThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."Labeling"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."OverGeneralizationFortunetellerErrorPersonalization(blaming/denying)Jumping toConclusions"Should"StatementsCatastrophisingAll 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.""My motheris unhappybecause ofme""It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."PerfectionismJudgingExaggerateor ShrinktheImportance"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me.""I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure."MentalFilterMaking amountainout of amolehillRejectingthePositiveMagnificationMinimization"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky.""I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."Assume aNegativeReactionto You"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"MindReadingExtreme Form ofOvergeneralizationBlack andWhiteThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive

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