scholarly journals The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Parenting Styles And Psychological Symptoms And The Needs Threats

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
Burcu Kömürcü ◽  
Gonca Soygüt Pekak
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
The Relationship

Dysfunctional Parenting and Psychological Symptomatology: An Examination of the Mediator Roles of Anger Representations in the Context of the Schema Therapy Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 003329412097176
Author(s):  
İ. Volkan Gülüm ◽  
Gonca Soygüt
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Psychological Symptomatology ◽  
Schema Modes ◽  
Therapy Model ◽  
Mediational Models ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, we investigated the mediator roles of anger-related schema modes in the relationship between dysfunctional parent modes and psychological symptoms. We focused on specific schema modes (i.e., punitive and demanding parent modes; vulnerable, angry, and enraged child modes; and the angry protector mode). The study included 297 college students (159 women), with the average age of the sample being 19.66 years (SD = 1.53, range = 18 to 29 years). All participants completed self-report questionnaires on schema modes and psychological symptoms, as well as a demographic form. We evaluated two different mediational models to understand two different dysfunctional parenting styles. The results suggest that all variables significantly correlated with each other and almost all the direct paths in the models were significant. However, the mediator analysis revealed that some of the anger-related modes had very low but significant mediator roles in the models (i.e., the angry child mode for both models and the enraged child mode for the demanding parenting model). The vulnerable child mode played a central and key role in the relationship between dysfunctional parenting and psychological symptoms. The study suggests that anger representations might be windows to understand and intervene in unmet core emotional needs.

Early Maladaptive Schemas: Relationship With Case Complexity in Mood and Anxiety Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Hawke ◽  
Martin D. Provencher
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Treatment Alternative ◽  
Case Complexity ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Mood And Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Schema theory, developed for chronic, treatment-resistant patients, has been largely applied to personality disorders. However, many patients with other psychiatric disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders, also demonstrate elevated early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). Based on schema theory and clinical observations, individuals with greater case complexity would be expected to demonstrate higher EMS activation. Aim: This study examines EMSs as a function of case complexity in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders. Method: 69 patients consulting for mood or anxiety disorders completed the YSQ-S3 and a thorough intake assessment. The relationship between EMSs and case complexity is explored. Results: Although some EMSs are more strongly activated as a function of comorbidities and degree of functional impairment, the greatest difference is a function of multiaxial case complexity. Conclusion: Complex clinical presentations are associated with EMS activation. Case complexity should be considered when applying schema theory to mood and anxiety disorders. Schema therapy may be a useful treatment alternative particularly for the more complex cases.

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