Feelingsare factsMindreadingStereotypingCognitivebiasAwfulizingNot amentalillnessCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot asign ofweaknessMagnifyingMagicalthinkingIgnoringthepositivePredictingBlamingNot amentalillnessMinimizingJumping toconclusionsOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeLabeling/judgingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAlwaysbeingrightRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyDoublestandardsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundExaggerateNevermakemistakesUnrealisticexpectationsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)ShouldStatementsAll ornothingthinkingOvergeneralizationFeelingsare factsMindreadingStereotypingCognitivebiasAwfulizingNot amentalillnessCome frompast/livedexperiencesNot asign ofweaknessMagnifyingMagicalthinkingIgnoringthepositivePredictingBlamingNot amentalillnessMinimizingJumping toconclusionsOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeLabeling/judgingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAlwaysbeingrightRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyDoublestandardsWhat goesaroundcomesaroundExaggerateNevermakemistakesUnrealisticexpectationsAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)ShouldStatementsAll ornothingthinkingOvergeneralization

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