MagnificationAll-or-nothingthinkingEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”Catastrophizing"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."Personalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”FortuneTellingMinimizationLabelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."FreeJumping toConclusionsMentalfilteringDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"Blaming"If I don't getthis job, mywhole career isover and I'llnever besuccessful."overgeneralizationMagnificationAll-or-nothingthinkingEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”Catastrophizing"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."Personalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”FortuneTellingMinimizationLabelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."FreeJumping toConclusionsMentalfilteringDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"Blaming"If I don't getthis job, mywhole career isover and I'llnever besuccessful."overgeneralization

SAGE Cognitive Distortion Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Magnification
  2. All-or- nothing thinking
  3. “I know my classmates think I’m not smart enough for this program.”
    Emotional Reasoning
  4. Catastrophizing
  5. “I messed up once during chores, so I’ll probably mess up everything I do.”
    "Should" Statements
  6. "They said I did a great job in group, but they're probably just being nice."
    mind reading
  7. “My roommate seemed upset today—it must be because I said something wrong.”
    Personalization
  8. Fortune Telling
  9. Minimization
  10. "Sure I helped my friend feel better today, but that's not a big deal."
    Labelling
  11. Free
  12. Jumping to Conclusions
  13. Mental filtering
  14. "I feel like a failure today, so I must actually be a failure"
    Disqualifying the positives
  15. "If I don't get this job, my whole career is over and I'll never be successful."
    Blaming
  16. overgeneralization