Not amentalillnessShouldStatementsExaggerateAll ornothingthinkingMindreadingAwfulizingLabeling/judgingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeMagnifyingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundJumping toconclusionsNot amentalillnessCognitivebiasAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)BlamingMagicalthinkingIgnoringthepositiveCome frompast/livedexperiencesFeelingsare factsRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AlwaysbeingrightOvergeneralizationStereotypingMinimizingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyUnrealisticexpectationsDoublestandardsPredictingNot asign ofweaknessA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceNot amentalillnessShouldStatementsExaggerateAll ornothingthinkingMindreadingAwfulizingLabeling/judgingOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeMagnifyingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundJumping toconclusionsNot amentalillnessCognitivebiasAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)BlamingMagicalthinkingIgnoringthepositiveCome frompast/livedexperiencesFeelingsare factsRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AlwaysbeingrightOvergeneralizationStereotypingMinimizingNevermakemistakesHeaven’sRewardFallacyUnrealisticexpectationsDoublestandardsPredictingNot asign ofweaknessA naturalpart of thehumanexperience

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