Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)BlamingMinimizingIgnoringthepositiveFeelingsare factsStereotypingAlwaysbeingrightNot amentalillnessDoublestandardsShouldStatementsExaggerateMagicalthinkingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceUnrealisticexpectationsCognitivebiasMagnifyingCome frompast/livedexperiencesAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)AwfulizingNot asign ofweaknessMindreadingAll ornothingthinkingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyLabeling/judgingNot amentalillnessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundOvergeneralizationOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreePredictingJumping toconclusionsRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)BlamingMinimizingIgnoringthepositiveFeelingsare factsStereotypingAlwaysbeingrightNot amentalillnessDoublestandardsShouldStatementsExaggerateMagicalthinkingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceUnrealisticexpectationsCognitivebiasMagnifyingCome frompast/livedexperiencesAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)AwfulizingNot asign ofweaknessMindreadingAll ornothingthinkingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyLabeling/judgingNot amentalillnessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundOvergeneralizationOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreePredictingJumping toconclusions

Cognitive Distortions - 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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B
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  1. C-Root causes: past experiences (upbringing, environment, negativity)
  2. C-Blaming
  3. T-Minimizing
  4. B-Ignoring the positive
  5. C-Feelings are facts
  6. C-Stereotyping
  7. B-Always being right
  8. B-Not a mental illness
  9. B-Double standards
  10. C-Should Statements
  11. B-Exaggerate
  12. B-Magical thinking
  13. C-A natural part of the human experience
  14. T-Unrealistic expectations
  15. B-Cognitive bias
  16. C-Magnifying
  17. C-Come from past/lived experiences
  18. T-Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTS)
  19. T-Awfulizing
  20. T-Not a sign of weakness
  21. T-Mindreading
  22. T-All or nothing thinking
  23. T-Never make mistakes
  24. C-Heaven’s Reward Fallacy
  25. B-Labeling/judging
  26. C-Not a mental illness
  27. T-What goes around comes around
  28. B-Overgeneralization
  29. T-Occurs in all people to varying degree
  30. B-Predicting
  31. C-Jumping to conclusions