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