MagnifyingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot amentalillnessDoublestandardsFeelingsare factsMindreadingMinimizingIgnoringthepositiveRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AwfulizingCognitivebiasNot asign ofweaknessPredictingExaggerateA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceJumping toconclusionsOvergeneralizationNevermakemistakesNot amentalillnessLabeling/judgingUnrealisticexpectationsShouldStatementsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundMagicalthinkingAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)BlamingHeaven’sRewardFallacyStereotypingAll ornothingthinkingAlwaysbeingrightMagnifyingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot amentalillnessDoublestandardsFeelingsare factsMindreadingMinimizingIgnoringthepositiveRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AwfulizingCognitivebiasNot asign ofweaknessPredictingExaggerateA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceJumping toconclusionsOvergeneralizationNevermakemistakesNot amentalillnessLabeling/judgingUnrealisticexpectationsShouldStatementsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundMagicalthinkingAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)BlamingHeaven’sRewardFallacyStereotypingAll ornothingthinkingAlwaysbeingright

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