All-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."Catastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"CognitiveRestructuringCoreBeliefsShouldStatementsTerminalUniquenessFallacyofFairnessMentalHealthJumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."GlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."SelectiveAttentionComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."SuperstitiousThinkingPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."Rules andAssumptionsEmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."Blaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."Minimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."OvergeneralizationMakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."Free!StatingtheFactsCBTAcceptanceOversimplificationAll-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."Catastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"CognitiveRestructuringCoreBeliefsShouldStatementsTerminalUniquenessFallacyofFairnessMentalHealthJumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."GlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."SelectiveAttentionComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."SuperstitiousThinkingPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."Rules andAssumptionsEmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."Blaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."Minimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."OvergeneralizationMakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."Free!StatingtheFactsCBTAcceptanceOversimplification

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. "This is too hard. I'll never be able to do it."
    All-or-Nothing Thinking
  2. "What if I get into a car accident?"
    Catastrophizing
  3. Cognitive Restructuring
  4. Core Beliefs
  5. Should Statements
  6. Terminal Uniqueness
  7. Fallacy of Fairness
  8. Mental Health
  9. "My boss asked for a meeting. I'm probably going to get fired."
    Jumping to Conclusions
  10. "I'm lazy."
    Global Labeling
  11. Selective Attention
  12. "I shouldn't be so upset about this."
    Comparative Thinking
  13. Superstitious Thinking
  14. "I passed the test, but I was just lucky."
    Personalization
  15. Rules and Assumptions
  16. "They ghosted me. I'm never going to find someone."
    Emotional Reasoning
  17. "I feel like a bad person, so I am a bad person."
    Blaming
  18. "It was great to see old friends at the party, but Sara didn't say "hi" to me. I wish I'd stayed home."
    Minimization
  19. Overgeneralization
  20. "Our team lost because of me."
    Making Feelings Facts
  21. Free!
  22. Stating the Facts
  23. CBT
  24. Acceptance
  25. Oversimplification