SCHEMA THERAPY

• Authors: Unoka Zsolt

Title variants

HU

Sématerápia

• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

In this theoretical review schema therapy, a recently developed approach within the cognitive-behavioral tradition will be introduced. Schema therapy approach is a long-term (twice a week, two years), individual or group therapy for patients suffering from severe interpersonal problems, personality disorders, or chronic first axis disorders. In the first part of the paper the theoretical background of this highly integrative therapeutic approach is introduced, including its roots in cognitive behavior therapy, object relational and attachment theory, Gestalt therapy. In the second part, this review investigates the empirical evidences of schema therapy and early maladaptive schema theory. In the third part, the structure of schema therapy is summarized, and its specific techniques: cognitive, behavioral pattern breaking, experiential techniques and techniques focusing on the therapeutic relationship.

Keywords

EN

early maladaptive schema; schema therapy; personality disorders

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Hungarian Association for Psychology
• Journal: Magyar Pszichologiai Szemle (Hungarian Psychological Review)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 31-45
• Document type: REVIEW

Contributors

author

Unoka Zsolt