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

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