ExaggerateOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreePredictingBlamingStereotypingMagnifyingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)NevermakemistakesIgnoringthepositiveShouldStatementsNot amentalillnessPredeterminedthinkingMindreadingMagicalthinkingDoublestandardsAlwaysbeingrightCognitivebiasRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyFeelingsare factsNot asign ofweaknessJumping toconclusionsCome frompast/livedexperiencesOvergeneralizationMinimizingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceUnrealisticexpectationsAwfulizingLabeling/judgingAll ornothingthinkingExaggerateOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreePredictingBlamingStereotypingMagnifyingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)NevermakemistakesIgnoringthepositiveShouldStatementsNot amentalillnessPredeterminedthinkingMindreadingMagicalthinkingDoublestandardsAlwaysbeingrightCognitivebiasRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyFeelingsare factsNot asign ofweaknessJumping toconclusionsCome frompast/livedexperiencesOvergeneralizationMinimizingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceUnrealisticexpectationsAwfulizingLabeling/judgingAll ornothingthinking

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