Spontaneous andrapid thoughts thatoften occur inresponse tosituations, influencingemotions andbehaviors.AutomaticThoughts"I received positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster." MentalFilter"My friends saidthey enjoyedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite."Disqualifyingthe Positive"I'm not goingto botherstudying forthe test; I'llfail anyway." FortuneTellingDeeply ingrainedbeliefs aboutoneself, others,and the world thatinfluence one'sperceptions andbehaviours.Corebeliefs"My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.Overgeneralization"I feel afraid offlying, so itmust be unsafeto travel byplane.EmotionalReasoningPatterns of biasedor irrationalthinking that canlead to negativeemotions andbehaviours.CognitiveDistortions"I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own." Should/Must/Ought"My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong."Personalization "I caught mypartner smilingat their phone,so they must becheating onme."Jumping toConclusionsFree!"If I'm nothappy all thetime, then Imust bedepressed."All-or-NothingThinking"My coworkerdidn't respondto my email;they must beignoring me onpurpose."MindReading"I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job."Catastrophizing"I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I'mlazy andunmotivated."LabellingSpontaneous andrapid thoughts thatoften occur inresponse tosituations, influencingemotions andbehaviors.AutomaticThoughts"I received positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster." MentalFilter"My friends saidthey enjoyedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite."Disqualifyingthe Positive"I'm not goingto botherstudying forthe test; I'llfail anyway." FortuneTellingDeeply ingrainedbeliefs aboutoneself, others,and the world thatinfluence one'sperceptions andbehaviours.Corebeliefs"My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.Overgeneralization"I feel afraid offlying, so itmust be unsafeto travel byplane.EmotionalReasoningPatterns of biasedor irrationalthinking that canlead to negativeemotions andbehaviours.CognitiveDistortions"I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own." Should/Must/Ought"My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong."Personalization "I caught mypartner smilingat their phone,so they must becheating onme."Jumping toConclusionsFree!"If I'm nothappy all thetime, then Imust bedepressed."All-or-NothingThinking"My coworkerdidn't respondto my email;they must beignoring me onpurpose."MindReading"I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job."Catastrophizing"I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I'mlazy andunmotivated."Labelling

Cognitive Distortion Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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I I
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B B
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I I
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N N
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G G
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G G
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G G
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  1. G-Automatic Thoughts
    G-Spontaneous and rapid thoughts that often occur in response to situations, influencing emotions and behaviors.
  2. I-Mental Filter
    I-"I received positive feedback on my presentation, but I made one mistake, so it was a complete disaster."
  3. B-Disqualifying the Positive
    B-"My friends said they enjoyed spending time with me, but they're just being polite."
  4. I-Fortune Telling
    I-"I'm not going to bother studying for the test; I'll fail anyway."
  5. N-Core beliefs
    N-Deeply ingrained beliefs about oneself, others, and the world that influence one's perceptions and behaviours.
  6. G-Overgeneralization
    G-"My last relationship ended badly, so I'll never find love again.
  7. G-Emotional Reasoning
    G-"I feel afraid of flying, so it must be unsafe to travel by plane.
  8. B-Cognitive Distortions
    B-Patterns of biased or irrational thinking that can lead to negative emotions and behaviours.
  9. N-Should/Must/Ought
    N-"I should always be able to handle everything on my own."
  10. I-Personalization
    I-"My partner is in a bad mood; it must be because I did something wrong."
  11. I-Jumping to Conclusions
    I-"I caught my partner smiling at their phone, so they must be cheating on me."
  12. B-Free!
  13. N-All-or-Nothing Thinking
    N-"If I'm not happy all the time, then I must be depressed."
  14. G-Mind Reading
    G-"My coworker didn't respond to my email; they must be ignoring me on purpose."
  15. B-Catastrophizing
    B-"I made a mistake at work; I'm going to get fired, and then I'll never find another job."
  16. N-Labelling
    N-"I didn't meet my goal at the gym; I'm lazy and unmotivated."