Schema-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
People dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) typically hold a number of irrational beliefs about themselves and the world around them. These are maladaptive and Schema-Focused CBT is designed to challenge and modify such beliefs.
The core of this approach focuses on schemas or organized behavior patterns that an individual with CBT may have developed in childhood. These schemas form the basis of behavior in adults with BPD. Such schemas include:
This approach also asserts that a combination of experiences and relational components must be present in order for BPD or these schemas to develop:
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Quick FactsFounder: Jeffrey Young
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