Clinical Screener~8 min · 36 questions

Cognitive Distortions Test

Catch the nine thinking traps that quietly script your mood

About this assessment

An original, CBT-grounded self-reflection instrument based on the cognitive distortions described by Aaron Beck and David Burns. Instead of asking whether you "think negatively," it drops you into specific, recognizable moments — the unanswered text, the one critical comment in a sea of praise, the plan that falls through — and asks how your mind actually moves. It maps nine classic thinking traps: all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, mental filtering, catastrophizing, mind reading, personalization, should-statements, emotional reasoning, and labeling. Built for self-awareness and psychoeducation; it is not a diagnosis or a substitute for therapy.

Your result breaks down across 9 measured dimensions

All-or-Nothing ThinkingOvergeneralizationMental FilterCatastrophizingMind ReadingPersonalizationShould-StatementsEmotional ReasoningLabeling

This assessment includes built-in validity checks. Your result includes a confidence rating based on response consistency.

Cognitive Distortions Test — PsychIQ