CognitivebiasLabeling/judgingMindreadingAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Come frompast/livedexperiencesDoublestandardsBlamingUnrealisticexpectationsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundNot asign ofweaknessNot amentalillnessNot amentalillnessA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMagnifyingAwfulizingHeaven’sRewardFallacyRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)ShouldStatementsMinimizingStereotypingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeNevermakemistakesExaggerateIgnoringthepositivePredictingOvergeneralizationMagicalthinkingFeelingsare factsAlwaysbeingrightJumping toconclusionsAll ornothingthinkingCognitivebiasLabeling/judgingMindreadingAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Come frompast/livedexperiencesDoublestandardsBlamingUnrealisticexpectationsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundNot asign ofweaknessNot amentalillnessNot amentalillnessA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMagnifyingAwfulizingHeaven’sRewardFallacyRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)ShouldStatementsMinimizingStereotypingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeNevermakemistakesExaggerateIgnoringthepositivePredictingOvergeneralizationMagicalthinkingFeelingsare factsAlwaysbeingrightJumping toconclusionsAll ornothingthinking

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