Emotionalreasoning Theassumption thatemotions reflectthe way thingsreally are.MinimizationDownplayingtheimportanceof events."what I didwas nobig deal."an exampleminimizationMindreadingInterpreting thethoughts andbeliefs of otherswithoutadequateevidence.All ornothingthinkingThinking inextremes. It’seither all good orit’s all bad. Usingwords like“always” & “never”"I bet shehatesme."anexampleof mindreadingPersonalizationThe belief thatone isresponsible forevents outsidetheir owncontrol.“ I just knowI’m not goingto make theteam.”anexampleof fortunetelling"Allpeoplewho____are____."an example ofovergeneralizationFortune-telling The expectationthat a situation willturn out badlywithout adequateevidence. "I wasawkwardyesterday. I'malways soawkward!"example ofemotionalreasoning &overgeneralization“ This isthe worstmistakeever.”an exampleofmagnification“My mom isalways upset.She would befine if I didmore to helpher.”an example ofpersonalizationShouldstatements The belief thatthings ought tobe a certain way.Pressure we puton ourselves. "My dad isn'tanswering thephone. I bethe's been inan accident."an example ofcatastrophizingFree!“I need tolook cool infront of myclassmates.” anexample ofa shouldstatementOvergeneralizationMaking broadinterpretationsfrom a singleor few events."I'm a goodperson, so badthings shouldn'thappen to me."anexampleof magicalthinking“I feel like abad friend,therefore Imust be abad friend.” anexample ofemotionalreasoning.Magnification Exaggeratingtheimportance ofevents."I bet he saidthat just tomake memad."an example ofpersonalizationDisqualifyingthe positive Recognizing onlythe negativeaspects of thesituation whileignoring thepositive.Catastrophizing Seeing onlythe worstpossibleoutcomes ofa situation.MagicalthinkingThe belief thatour choiceswill influenceunrelatedsituations. Emotionalreasoning Theassumption thatemotions reflectthe way thingsreally are.MinimizationDownplayingtheimportanceof events."what I didwas nobig deal."an exampleminimizationMindreadingInterpreting thethoughts andbeliefs of otherswithoutadequateevidence.All ornothingthinkingThinking inextremes. It’seither all good orit’s all bad. Usingwords like“always” & “never”"I bet shehatesme."anexampleof mindreadingPersonalizationThe belief thatone isresponsible forevents outsidetheir owncontrol.“ I just knowI’m not goingto make theteam.”anexampleof fortunetelling"Allpeoplewho____are____."an example ofovergeneralizationFortune-telling The expectationthat a situation willturn out badlywithout adequateevidence. "I wasawkwardyesterday. I'malways soawkward!"example ofemotionalreasoning &overgeneralization“ This isthe worstmistakeever.”an exampleofmagnification“My mom isalways upset.She would befine if I didmore to helpher.”an example ofpersonalizationShouldstatements The belief thatthings ought tobe a certain way.Pressure we puton ourselves. "My dad isn'tanswering thephone. I bethe's been inan accident."an example ofcatastrophizingFree!“I need tolook cool infront of myclassmates.” anexample ofa shouldstatementOvergeneralizationMaking broadinterpretationsfrom a singleor few events."I'm a goodperson, so badthings shouldn'thappen to me."anexampleof magicalthinking“I feel like abad friend,therefore Imust be abad friend.” anexample ofemotionalreasoning.Magnification Exaggeratingtheimportance ofevents."I bet he saidthat just tomake memad."an example ofpersonalizationDisqualifyingthe positive Recognizing onlythe negativeaspects of thesituation whileignoring thepositive.Catastrophizing Seeing onlythe worstpossibleoutcomes ofa situation.MagicalthinkingThe belief thatour choiceswill influenceunrelatedsituations. 

12 Common Thinking Errors - 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. The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
    Emotional reasoning
  2. Downplaying the importance of events.
    Minimization
  3. an example minimization
    "what I did was no big deal."
  4. Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.
    Mind reading
  5. Thinking in extremes. It’s either all good or it’s all bad. Using words like “always” & “never”
    All or nothing thinking
  6. an example of mind reading
    "I bet she hates me."
  7. The belief that one is responsible for events outside their own control.
    Personalization
  8. an example of fortune telling
    “ I just know I’m not going to make the team.”
  9. an example of overgeneralization
    "All people who____ are____."
  10. The expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.
    Fortune-telling
  11. example of emotional reasoning & overgeneralization
    "I was awkward yesterday. I'm always so awkward!"
  12. an example of magnification
    “ This is the worst mistake ever.”
  13. an example of personalization
    “My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her.”
  14. The belief that things ought to be a certain way. Pressure we put on ourselves.
    Should statements
  15. an example of catastrophizing
    "My dad isn't answering the phone. I bet he's been in an accident."
  16. Free!
  17. an example of a should statement
    “I need to look cool in front of my classmates.”
  18. Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
    Overgeneralization
  19. an example of magical thinking
    "I'm a good person, so bad things shouldn't happen to me."
  20. an example of emotional reasoning.
    “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
  21. Exaggerating the importance of events.
    Magnification
  22. an example of personalization
    "I bet he said that just to make me mad."
  23. Recognizing only the negative aspects of the situation while ignoring the positive.
    Disqualifying the positive
  24. Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
    Catastrophizing
  25. The belief that our choices will influence unrelated situations.
    Magical thinking