Second Edition - October 2023

This 68-page Schema Therapy guide, available in PDF format, consists of a complete set of worksheets providing an overview of the 20 revised maladaptive schemas and the 14 adaptive schemas. It helps both clinicians and clients gain a deeper understanding of how these schemas operate.

Each maladaptive schema includes examples of coping responses (overcompensate, avoid or surrender) to illustrate the different presentations of schema activation. In addition, each adaptive schema lists its maladaptive counterpart and identifies the skill needed to strengthen the adaptive schema to overcome its unhelpful beliefs.

This is what we've included in our complete set of Schema Therapy Worksheets:

OVERVIEW

• List of Schemas
• Schema Coping Responses
• Schema Questionnaires
• List of Needs

DISCONNECTION & REJECTION

1. Abandonment

2. Mistrust/Abuse

3. Emotional Deprivation

4. Defectiveness

5. Social Isolation

IMPAIRED AUTONOMY & PERFORMANCE

6. Dependency/Incompetence

7. Vulnerability to Harm/Illness

8. Enmeshment

9. Failure

IMPAIRED LIMITS

10. Entitlement

11. Insufficient Self-Control

OTHER DIRECTEDNESS

12. Subjugation

13. Self-Sacrifice

14. Approval Seeking

OVER VIGILANCE & INHIBITION

15. Negativity

16. Emotional Constriction

17. Fear of Losing Control

18. Unrelenting Standards

19. Punitiveness- Others

20. Punitiveness- Self

ADAPTIVE SCHEMAS

1. Stable Attachment

2. Emotional Fulfilment

3. Social Belonging

4. Competence

5. Developed Self

6. Success

7. Empathic Consideration

8. Healthy Self-Discipline

9. Healthy Self-Care

10. Self-Directedness

11. Optimism

12. Emotional Openness

13. Realistic Expectations

14. Self-Compassion

Download our Schema Therapy - The Complete Set of Worksheets and gain access to a comprehensive toolkit designed to facilitate healing and personal growth.