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

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