DoublestandardsFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsLabeling/judgingAll ornothingthinkingUnrealisticexpectationsA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMindreadingCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot amentalillnessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundNot amentalillnessJumping toconclusionsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyAlwaysbeingrightMinimizingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeOvergeneralizationExaggerateNevermakemistakesAwfulizingBlamingNot asign ofweaknessStereotypingPredictingIgnoringthepositiveMagnifyingCognitivebiasMagicalthinkingDoublestandardsFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsLabeling/judgingAll ornothingthinkingUnrealisticexpectationsA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMindreadingCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot amentalillnessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundNot amentalillnessJumping toconclusionsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyAlwaysbeingrightMinimizingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeOvergeneralizationExaggerateNevermakemistakesAwfulizingBlamingNot asign ofweaknessStereotypingPredictingIgnoringthepositiveMagnifyingCognitivebiasMagicalthinking

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