Schema Theory Of Personality Disorder

I have chosen to use the behavior of personality disorder to complete this paper. Personality disorder has a wide array of ten different specific personality disorder. The American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines a personality disorder as a lasting pattern of inner beliefs and behaviors that differ largely from one’s culture. The patterns manifest in two or more of the following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, and impulse control. This disorder has an onset in adolescence and early adulthood. The ten disorders are categorized into three clusters: A, B, C. Cluster A covers disorders that appear odd or eccentric: paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. Cluster B covers disorders appearing erratic,
This theory explains human behavior by understanding mental processes. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the reshaping of negative thought patterns to positively change negative behaviors. Schema theory is derived from Cognitive Theory. Schema theory was developed for clients who did not progress well from cognitive behavior theory. Schema theory is the focus on identify maladaptive schemas and the negative coping skills connected to the schemas. The idea of schema is everyone develops schemas during childhood, some schemas more damaging than others. Schemas are developed when various needs of a child are not met. Some of the needs are love, attention, emotional connections, and security. When a child’s needs are not met, the individual can develop maladaptive schemas. There are eighteen maladaptive schemas: abandonment/instability, mistrust/abuse, emotional deprivation, shame, dependence, social isolation, vulnerability to harm, enmeshment, failure to achieve, entitlement, subjugation, insufficient self-control, self- sacrifice, approval-seeking, negativity, emotional inhibition, unrelenting standards, and punitiveness. The coping skills associated with the above maladaptive schemas can cause one to develop psychological issue such as personal
(2014), utilized schema mode model to rehabilitate persons with personality disorder. Researchers utilized schema mode model to correct thoughts and emotions amongst persons diagnosed with personality disorders. The end results of the use of the model displays that it fosters healthy emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Therapeutic process includes assisting client to identify schemas, educating client about schemas throughout the process, and client triggers of schemas (Unger, 1994). The helping process would be utilizing emotions, behaviors, and cognitive processes to address the underlying feelings of helplessness, needy behavior, loneliness, and