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

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. Catastrophizing
  2. overgeneralization
  3. Magnification
  4. “My roommate seemed upset today—it must be because I said something wrong.”
    Personalization
  5. "If I don't get this job, my whole career is over and I'll never be successful."
    Blaming
  6. "Sure I helped my friend feel better today, but that's not a big deal."
    Labelling
  7. Minimization
  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. Mental filtering
  12. “I know my classmates think I’m not smart enough for this program.”
    Emotional Reasoning
  13. "I feel like a failure today, so I must actually be a failure"
    Disqualifying the positives
  14. “I messed up once during chores, so I’ll probably mess up everything I do.”
    "Should" Statements
  15. Fortune Telling
  16. Free