ShouldStatementsMinimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."Blaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."StatingtheFactsComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."TerminalUniquenessMentalHealthFallacyofFairnessPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."OversimplificationCatastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"Free!CoreBeliefsJumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."CBTSuperstitiousThinkingRules andAssumptionsOvergeneralizationAcceptanceAll-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."GlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."SelectiveAttentionMakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."EmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."CognitiveRestructuringShouldStatementsMinimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."Blaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."StatingtheFactsComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."TerminalUniquenessMentalHealthFallacyofFairnessPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."OversimplificationCatastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"Free!CoreBeliefsJumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."CBTSuperstitiousThinkingRules andAssumptionsOvergeneralizationAcceptanceAll-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."GlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."SelectiveAttentionMakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."EmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."CognitiveRestructuring

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