Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)StereotypingBlamingCognitivebiasMagnifyingAwfulizingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundLabeling/judgingUnrealisticexpectationsOvergeneralizationCome frompast/livedexperiencesAlwaysbeingrightA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAll ornothingthinkingJumping toconclusionsMindreadingNot amentalillnessMinimizingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyExaggerateMagicalthinkingFeelingsare factsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)ShouldStatementsIgnoringthepositiveNot asign ofweaknessNot amentalillnessPredictingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeDoublestandardsRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)StereotypingBlamingCognitivebiasMagnifyingAwfulizingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundLabeling/judgingUnrealisticexpectationsOvergeneralizationCome frompast/livedexperiencesAlwaysbeingrightA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAll ornothingthinkingJumping toconclusionsMindreadingNot amentalillnessMinimizingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyExaggerateMagicalthinkingFeelingsare factsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)ShouldStatementsIgnoringthepositiveNot asign ofweaknessNot amentalillnessPredictingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeDoublestandards

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