IgnoringthepositivePredeterminedthinkingBlamingCognitivebiasOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeHeaven’sRewardFallacyLabeling/judgingNot asign ofweaknessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundDoublestandardsMagnifyingMinimizingRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)StereotypingUnrealisticexpectationsPredictingNot amentalillnessMindreadingNevermakemistakesExaggerateCome frompast/livedexperiencesJumping toconclusionsOvergeneralizationAwfulizingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Feelingsare factsAlwaysbeingrightAll ornothingthinkingMagicalthinkingShouldStatementsIgnoringthepositivePredeterminedthinkingBlamingCognitivebiasOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeHeaven’sRewardFallacyLabeling/judgingNot asign ofweaknessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundDoublestandardsMagnifyingMinimizingRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)StereotypingUnrealisticexpectationsPredictingNot amentalillnessMindreadingNevermakemistakesExaggerateCome frompast/livedexperiencesJumping toconclusionsOvergeneralizationAwfulizingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Feelingsare factsAlwaysbeingrightAll ornothingthinkingMagicalthinkingShouldStatements

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