All-or-nothingthinkingPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."Minimization"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”MagnificationLabelling"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."overgeneralizationFreeJumping toConclusionsMentalfilteringDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"FortuneTellingEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”CatastrophizingAll-or-nothingthinkingPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."Minimization"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”MagnificationLabelling"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."overgeneralizationFreeJumping toConclusionsMentalfilteringDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"FortuneTellingEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”Catastrophizing

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