Mindfulness and Schema Therapy: A Practical Guide

by Michiel van Vreeswijk, Jenny Broersen, Ger Schurink

Mindfulness and Schema Therapy presents an eight-session + two follow up sessions protocol for schema mindfulness for therapists and their patients.

Represents the first book to integrate the theory of schema therapy with the techniques of mindfulness Enhances schema therapy with techniques drawn from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) - a unique integration of two of the most popular treatment approaches in clinical psychology today. Merges two of the hottest topics in contemporary clinical psychology and psychotherapy Offers a practical guide for training and practice, with detailed coverage of theory followed by dedicated sections for therapists and patients Features a variety of exercises enabling readers to immediately implement the protocol Written by authors with expertise and experience in both schema therapy and mindfulness Includes a Foreword by Mark Williams, renowned for his contribution to the development of MBCT

Genres: Psychology, Mental Health, Self Help

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[John (JP) · Rating 2 out of 5]

What got me interested in this was the titles emphasis on the concept of mindfulness as a means of treating mental disorders. The author explain mindfulness as mental state that involves observing and allowing one's thoughts as they arrive in the present.Central to applying it is the ability to be aware of old engrained responses to stimuli. This makes mindfulness sound a lot like meditation Their definition of a schema is less clear cut. They say schema's are considered to represent the way people see themselves, others and the world around them.Schema's are personality traits and modes are the features of those traits. The authors posit 19 schema's or personality traits and 20 modes or features of those personality traits. The rest of the book which is divided into 3 parts,( Part 1 covers the theoretical basis Part 2 the training manual and Part 3 a Workbook which applies all this for the lay person.) is an application of this system in practical situations. The book is written in clear understandable prose, Much of what is written comes across as common sense The book acts a good bridge between the professional and the lay person who is interested in this type of therapy. There are extensive citations in the part of the book that covers the theoretical part of the work. There is an 8 page bibliography.The workbook and training manual are written in such away that a lay person can apply this system to improve their lives.

[Marta Ribas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Regardless of the nature of their intense negative emotions, patients habitually tend to rely on the same dysfunctional strategies, such as avoidance, repression, and rumination. Although these have some effect in the short term, they exacerbate conditions in the long term. This offers an explanation for comorbodity as well as the fact that treatment effects can generalize from one disorder to another.

Mindfulness entails tolerance. Meditation teaches one to notice distractions but not to engage them.

[Özlem Bulut · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you already have knowledge and especially experience with schema therapy and mindfulness exercises, it is a useful and quick read. It gives a nice understanding of how the two merge and what tools we can use. But for someone who is new to the topics, I don't think it would be of much help. It is kind of a protocol for therapists, so it might even be boring to go through the exercises when you're not actually doing them.

[zeynus · Rating 1 out of 5]

asiri formal bir dille yazilmis insani bunaltiyor okurken. keske semalar ve modlar hakkinda daha fazla bilgi verselerdi mindfulness yoga cart curtuna bu kadar yer vermek yerine

[Livredamour · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kitap içerisinde şemalar, modlar ve mindfulness'ın toplumun sandığının aksine bir sakinleşme değil farkındalık temelli uygulama olduğunu anlatmaya dair çok yararlı bilgiler olduğunu düşünmekteyim ama kitabın devamındaki uygulama kısmı salt bir okurdan ziyade ruh sağlığı alanında çalışan biri için yararlı nitelikte bence. Yine de bir uygulayıcı içi çok iyi mindfulness uygulamaları vardı. Bazı uygulamalarda işlevselliğin özellikle bizim toplumumuz için az olduğunu düşünsem de çoğunluğunu kendi mesleki hayatımda kullanabileceğimi düşünmekteyim.