Schema Therapy: Distinctive Features
Also known as Schema Therapy (CBT Distinctive Features)
A short introduction to schema therapy in 30 points, by Rafaeli, Bernstein and Young
At a glance
What it argues
An integrative CBT
Key ideas
Unmet needs come first, Modes as states, Limited reparenting and empathic confrontation …
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Schema Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide, Schema Therapy in Practice
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Eshkol Rafaeli, David P. Bernstein and 5 others
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- Many long-term problems rest on past experiences, so schema therapy works on the patterns those experiences left.
- The book names 30 distinctive features of the approach in two parts, theory and practice.
- Theory runs from core emotional needs to schemas, coping styles and modes.
- Practice covers assessment, four toolboxes of techniques, and points for borderline, narcissistic and antisocial disorders and couples.
Why it matters
- A concise first book on schema therapy for newcomers, and for CBT practitioners who want to see how it differs from other cognitive behavioral therapies.
Key facts
- Authors
- Eshkol Rafaeli, David P. Bernstein and Jeffrey Young1
- Published
- 2011 (1st ed.)1
- Publisher
- Routledge, in the CBT Distinctive Features series1
- Pages
- 1841
- ISBN
- 97804154629901
- Audience
- Newcomers to schema therapy and experienced CBT therapists1
What it argues
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An integrative CBT1
Schema therapy combines CBT techniques with interpersonal, experiential and psychodynamic elements for personality disorders and chronic depression.
Key ideas
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Unmet needs come first1
Early maladaptive schemas develop as a consequence of unmet universal core emotional needs.
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Modes as states1
Schema modes are momentary states, distinct from the trait-like schemas; the Vulnerable Child is 'the wounded core'.
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Limited reparenting and empathic confrontation1
Two stances of the therapist, each given its own chapter.
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Four toolboxes1
Relational, cognitive, emotion-focused and behavioral pattern-breaking techniques.
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Assessment1
A focused life-history interview, schema inventories, self-monitoring and guided imagery.
Read next
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Schema Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide
The full textbook behind the 30 points.
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A hands-on guide to the mode approach with case examples.
Connections
Written by
- Eshkol Rafaeli
- David P. Bernstein
- Jeffrey YoungPerson
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