What Are Schemas?
Schemas are thought patterns that inform a person’s worldview.
There are several goals of schema-focused therapy, including:
What Conditions Can Schema-Focused Therapy Help Treat?
One study showed it might reduce the likelihood of relapse and increase the chance of reintegrating into society.
It uses the patient-therapist relationship to try and provide some unmet childhood needs.
Schema domains are five categores of unmet needs.
They are each associated with maladaptive schemas.
They are:
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