MentalfilteringCatastrophizingDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"FreeovergeneralizationMinimizationEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."All-or-nothingthinkingPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”Labelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."MagnificationFortuneTellingJumping toConclusionsBlaming"If I don't getthis job, mywhole career isover and I'llnever besuccessful."MentalfilteringCatastrophizingDisqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"FreeovergeneralizationMinimizationEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”mindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."All-or-nothingthinkingPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”Labelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."MagnificationFortuneTellingJumping toConclusionsBlaming"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. Mental filtering
  2. Catastrophizing
  3. "I feel like a failure today, so I must actually be a failure"
    Disqualifying the positives
  4. Free
  5. overgeneralization
  6. Minimization
  7. “I know my classmates think I’m not smart enough for this program.”
    Emotional Reasoning
  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. “My roommate seemed upset today—it must be because I said something wrong.”
    Personalization
  11. “I messed up once during chores, so I’ll probably mess up everything I do.”
    "Should" Statements
  12. "Sure I helped my friend feel better today, but that's not a big deal."
    Labelling
  13. Magnification
  14. Fortune Telling
  15. Jumping to Conclusions
  16. "If I don't get this job, my whole career is over and I'll never be successful."
    Blaming