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

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. Mental filtering
  2. All-or- nothing thinking
  3. Free
  4. “I messed up once during chores, so I’ll probably mess up everything I do.”
    "Should" Statements
  5. Catastrophizing
  6. “I know my classmates think I’m not smart enough for this program.”
    Emotional Reasoning
  7. “My roommate seemed upset today—it must be because I said something wrong.”
    Personalization
  8. overgeneralization
  9. "I feel like a failure today, so I must actually be a failure"
    Disqualifying the positives
  10. "Sure I helped my friend feel better today, but that's not a big deal."
    Labelling
  11. "If I don't get this job, my whole career is over and I'll never be successful."
    Blaming
  12. Minimization
  13. Magnification
  14. Fortune Telling
  15. Jumping to Conclusions
  16. "They said I did a great job in group, but they're probably just being nice."
    mind reading