Briefly describe and explain schema therapy.

What will be an ideal response?


Schema therapy is a relatively recent variation of cognitive therapy intended for clients who have borderline personality disorder or other long-standing, complex clinical issues. It is based on the idea that when young children are exposed to poor parenting (such as parents who are rejecting, unloving, abusive, unavailable, etc.), they are likely to develop schemas, or deep-seated cognitions about themselves and their relationships to others, that match their experience but are maladaptive as they move forward in life.

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When a psychologist draws and utilizes aspects from many different psychological theories and approaches, we say that the psychologist is __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Social psychologists are poised to help find solutions to applied psychological problems. What are two reasons why?

a. rich theories of human behavior and a long history of successful interventions b. a good track record of developing successful interventions and use of the experimental method c. rich theories of human behavior and knowledge of the experimental method d. use of many methods to study human behavior and advanced statistical knowledge

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__________ is a decision-making strategy based on the ease of retrieval from memory

a. Representativeness heuristic b. Retrieval effect c. Availability heuristic d. Algorithm

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According to Erik Erikson, the great governor of initiative is

A. independence. B. obedience. C. conscience. D. fear.

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