Coping Styles And Responses (Schema Therapy)
An information handout on schema therapy, focusing on understanding and addressing early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and coping styles.
Coping Styles And Responses (Schema Therapy)
Early maladaptive schemas (or 'schemas' for short) are negative themes or patterns in our thoughts and feelings that persist throughout our lives. Because these schemas are painful, people cope with them in different ways. This Coping Styles And Responses tool explains how people respond when their schemas are triggered. It can help you understand your own coping style and responses.
Overview
This resource is part of the Psychology Tools Schema series, designed to assist therapists and clients in effectively working with early maladaptive schemas (EMS). The series provides an overview of schema therapy - a comprehensive approach to treating complex psychological issues that incorporates multiple therapeutic models, including CBT, attachment theory, and gestalt therapy. The resource describes the characteristic coping styles people develop in response to schemas and where these styles come from.
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