Breaking Negative Relationship Patterns: A Schema Therapy Self-Help and Support Book

by Bruce Stevens, Eckhard Roediger

Schema Therapy (ST) was developed to treat patients with complex disorders, especially personality disorders, with a powerful new set of interventions. Personality disorders, as well as more general problems stemming from early experience and addressed by schema therapy, are a key factor in many disturbed relationships, and as a result ST is now increasingly used for couples work. By dealing effectively with the past, ST offers a unique way to approach and address present difficulties in relationships, Couples who understand their individual patterns of thinking and behavior tend to find that their relationships make much more sense. Breaking Negative Relationship Patterns is a readable, practical resource containing a wealth of self-help exercises that schema therapists can recommend or give to their patients. It is the ideal resource for couples undergoing schema therapy, ­and can also serve as an accessible self-help guide for those experiencing relationship difficulties. The authors offer a complete ST-based model for understanding complex personal problems, along with couple-specific adaptations of core ST interventions such as limited reparenting, imagery re-scripting and behavioral pattern breaking.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction

277 pages, Hardcover

Published October 31, 2016

Reviews

[Don · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really struggled with this book, finding the explanations of schema therapy to be tedious. For a clearer and more concise introduction to schema therapy, I strongly recommend Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns.

[Mariam Mostafa · Rating 4 out of 5]

النسخة العربية ترجمة د.أحمد حنفي من الانجلو المصرية

[Franciszek Georgiew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lepsza niż część oryginalna, ale zazwyczaj czytana później. Być może gdybym zaczął od tej części, oceniłbym książkę wyżej. Dużo praktycznych wskazówek i ciekawy opis terapii schematów.

[toolie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Druga część „Emocjonalnych pułapek przeszłości”, wiec sporo treści się powtarza. Kilka ciekawych wskazówek dla osób chcących świadomie budować związek, jednak wszystko sprowadza się do pracy najpierw nad swoją głową, emocjami i uwikłaniami. Stad uważam, że pierwsza cześć jest bardziej wartościowa. I chyba mam dość tego typu poradników na najbliższą dekadę 😂