Schema Therapy in Practice

An Introductory Guide to the Schema Mode Approach

Arntz, Arnoud / Jacob, Gitta

1. Edition October 2012
276 Pages, Softcover
Practical Approach Book

ISBN: 978-1-119-96286-1

John Wiley & Sons

Short Description

Written for clinicians who want to learn more about the uses for the schema mode approach, this text follows up on previous work by these authors. This book introduces the practice of schema therapy through the schema mode approach, a general approach that is not limited to a single personality disorder, but can be applied across different disorders and other chronic Axis I disorders. An introductory guide to the general use of schema mode approach, the book is designed for non-specialists, and is accessible even for readers with no prior knowledge of schema therapy techniques.

Further versions

Schema Therapy in Practice presents a comprehensive introduction to schema therapy for non-specialist practitioners wishing to incorporate it into their clinical practice.
* Focuses on the current schema mode model, within which cases can be more easily conceptualized and emotional interventions more smoothly introduced
* Extends the practice of schema therapy beyond borderline personality disorder to other personality disorders and Axis I disorders such as anxiety, depression and OCD
* Presented by authors who are world-respected as leaders in the schema therapy field, and have pioneered the development of the schema mode approach

About the Authors vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

PART I CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION 3

1 Basics 5

2 The Mode Concept 41

3 Communicating the Mode Concept to the Patient 91

PART II TREATMENT 101

4 Treatment Overview 103

5 Overcoming Coping Modes 117

6 Treating Vulnerable Child Modes 141

7 Treating Angry and Impulsive Child Modes 193

8 Treating Dysfunctional Parent Modes 217

9 Strengthening the Healthy Adult Mode 245

References 255

Index 259

"The writing style is concise and grounded in the clinical setting, the case examples are clear and informative and the FAQs at the end of each chapter are well conceived. ...Arntz and Jacob manage to provide a captivating insight into what we might observe if looking in on a schema therapy session, and I think go some way toward convincing us that these are some genuinely novel ideas and methods that may deserve a place in our own consulting rooms." (The Psychiatrist, 1 June 2013)

Arnoud Arntz is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. He is Scientific Director of the University's Research Center of Experimental Psychopathology. He studies psychological theories and therapies for anxiety and personality disorders, and is the principal investigator for a series of multicenter trials investigating the effectiveness of schema therapy for various personality disorders. He also practices CBT and schema therapy.

Gitta Jacob is a Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive and Schema Therapist in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Germany. She is a founding board member of the International Society for Schema Therapy, and a past Chair of the Working Group on Borderline Personality Disorders at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Freiburg.

A. Arntz, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; G. Jacob, University of Freiburg, Germany