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

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