MagnifyingMagicalthinkingBlamingAlwaysbeingrightNot asign ofweaknessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundIgnoringthepositiveLabeling/judgingPredeterminedthinkingNevermakemistakesCome frompast/livedexperiencesUnrealisticexpectationsMinimizingFeelingsare factsExaggerateMindreadingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceStereotypingAll ornothingthinkingDoublestandardsCognitivebiasNot amentalillnessPredictingShouldStatementsAwfulizingOvergeneralizationRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Jumping toconclusionsMagnifyingMagicalthinkingBlamingAlwaysbeingrightNot asign ofweaknessWhat goesaroundcomesaroundIgnoringthepositiveLabeling/judgingPredeterminedthinkingNevermakemistakesCome frompast/livedexperiencesUnrealisticexpectationsMinimizingFeelingsare factsExaggerateMindreadingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceStereotypingAll ornothingthinkingDoublestandardsCognitivebiasNot amentalillnessPredictingShouldStatementsAwfulizingOvergeneralizationRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)Heaven’sRewardFallacyOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)Jumping toconclusions

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