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

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