StereotypingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMagnifyingNot asign ofweaknessCome frompast/livedexperiencesNevermakemistakesAwfulizingMinimizingNot amentalillnessMagicalthinkingPredeterminedthinkingRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)OvergeneralizationUnrealisticexpectationsAll ornothingthinkingHeaven’sRewardFallacyDoublestandardsBlamingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundAlwaysbeingrightPredictingLabeling/judgingFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsExaggerateCognitivebiasIgnoringthepositiveMindreadingJumping toconclusionsOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)StereotypingA naturalpart of thehumanexperienceMagnifyingNot asign ofweaknessCome frompast/livedexperiencesNevermakemistakesAwfulizingMinimizingNot amentalillnessMagicalthinkingPredeterminedthinkingRoot causes:pastexperiences(upbringing,environment,negativity)OvergeneralizationUnrealisticexpectationsAll ornothingthinkingHeaven’sRewardFallacyDoublestandardsBlamingWhat goesaroundcomesaroundAlwaysbeingrightPredictingLabeling/judgingFeelingsare factsShouldStatementsExaggerateCognitivebiasIgnoringthepositiveMindreadingJumping toconclusionsOccurs inall peopleto varyingdegreeAutomaticNegativeThoughts(ANTS)

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