The Power of Schema (18 schemas and why you’re stuck!)
Apr 5, 2023
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This podcast explores the power of schemas and how they can hold us back. It discusses various maladaptive schemas, such as abandonment, mistrust, deprivation, shame, isolation, and more. They also delve into strategies for breaking these schemas and promoting personal growth.
Empathy and boundary-setting are crucial in dealing with individuals with a disconnection schema.
Helping clients trust their own intuition and advocate for themselves can break the dependence schema.
Deep dives
Understanding the Five Types of Early Maladaptive Schemas
In this podcast episode, Jason Flavin explores the concept of schemas and how they can impact our lives. He discusses the five types of early maladaptive schemas: disconnection, impaired autonomy, impaired limits, other directiveness, and hyper-vigilance. Each type has its own subcategories, which can dominate an individual's behavior in adulthood. Flavin provides examples of each type of schema and explains how understanding these schemas can help us have a deeper understanding and empathy for others.
Breaking Down the Disconnection Schema
The disconnection schema manifests in different ways such as abandonment, mistrust, deprivation, shame, and isolation. Flavin explains how chronic anxiety about losing someone or exaggerated expectations that everyone will leave can contribute to these feelings. He emphasizes the importance of empathy in dealing with individuals with a disconnection schema, while also setting boundaries. Understanding a person's experiences and helping them feel understood is crucial in creating change.
Exploring Impaired Autonomy and Its Subcategories
Impaired autonomy is another type of early maladaptive schema, with subcategories like dependence, vulnerability, enmeshment, and failure. Flavin discusses how dependence can be formed when someone takes care of everything for an individual, leading to an inability to make decisions. He emphasizes the importance of helping clients trust their own intuition and advocate for themselves. Similarly, for vulnerability, he helps clients challenge their perception of impending doom and reflect on appropriate concerns. Flavin also addresses enmeshment and failure schemas and shares strategies to empower individuals and challenge these schemas.