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

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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  2. Exaggerating the importance of events.
    Magnification
  3. Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
    Overgeneralization
  4. Downplaying the importance of events.
    Minimization
  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 catastrophizing
    "My dad isn't answering the phone. I bet he's been in an accident."
  7. an example of overgeneralization
    "All people who____ are____."
  8. Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
    Catastrophizing
  9. The belief that things ought to be a certain way. Pressure we put on ourselves.
    Should statements
  10. Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.
    Mind reading
  11. The expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.
    Fortune-telling
  12. an example of magical thinking
    "I'm a good person, so bad things shouldn't happen to me."
  13. an example of personalization
    “My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her.”
  14. an example of fortune telling
    “ I just know I’m not going to make the team.”
  15. an example of a should statement
    “I need to look cool in front of my classmates.”
  16. an example of personalization
    "I bet he said that just to make me mad."
  17. Recognizing only the negative aspects of the situation while ignoring the positive.
    Disqualifying the positive
  18. an example of emotional reasoning.
    “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
  19. example of emotional reasoning & overgeneralization
    "I was awkward yesterday. I'm always so awkward!"
  20. The belief that our choices will influence unrelated situations.
    Magical thinking
  21. an example minimization
    "what I did was no big deal."
  22. The belief that one is responsible for events outside their own control.
    Personalization
  23. an example of magnification
    “ This is the worst mistake ever.”
  24. an example of mind reading
    "I bet she hates me."
  25. The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
    Emotional reasoning