AutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AlwaysbeingrightOvergeneralizationCome frompast/livedexperiencesAll ornothingthinkingFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsUnrealisticexpectationsLabeling/judgingNevermakemistakesMinimizingNot asign ofweaknessCognitivebiasAwfulizingDoublestandardsExaggerateStereotypingMagnifyingMindreadingMagicalthinkingJumping toconclusionsPredictingHeaven’sRewardFallacyBlamingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundPredeterminedthinkingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceNot amentalillnessIgnoringthepositiveOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Root causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)AlwaysbeingrightOvergeneralizationCome frompast/livedexperiencesAll ornothingthinkingFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsUnrealisticexpectationsLabeling/judgingNevermakemistakesMinimizingNot asign ofweaknessCognitivebiasAwfulizingDoublestandardsExaggerateStereotypingMagnifyingMindreadingMagicalthinkingJumping toconclusionsPredictingHeaven’sRewardFallacyBlamingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundPredeterminedthinkingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceNot amentalillnessIgnoringthepositiveOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegree

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