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Interpersonal Relationship Addiction and Schema Therapy


"Interpersonal Relationship Addiction and Schema Therapy" Seminar held online by Istanbul Gelişim University Coordinatorship on 07.04.2023.


The moderator of the event, Coordinator of Combating Addiction, Assist Prof. Nurten ELKİN; Mental Health and Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. Esra YANCAR DEMİR shared her knowledge and experience on the subject with the participants.
prof. Dr. Esra YANCAR DEMİR in her speech; “It is necessary to determine and distinguish between commitment and dependency in relationships. To decide whether a person is addicted or addicted, it is of great importance to identify the needs that underlie feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and attitudes. When addicted individuals try to gain the attention of others by presenting themselves as weak and humble, or when they fear that the relationship will end by following a different path, they may act quite assertively and aggressively, using the way deemed necessary to ensure that they are not abandoned. One of the conditions for self-actualization, which is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, is addiction. Schema Therapy was developed by Jeffrey E. Young. It was born out of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Attachment and interactions with primary caregivers are important in the origin of schemas. Diagrams serve as a shortcut to quickly get us to what we think is most likely true and save us the need to process all the details we come across. The expectation that the individual's desire to receive emotional support at a normal level cannot be adequately met by others includes the concept of emotional deprivation which may be in the form of a lack of care, lack of empathy, and lack of protection. While some schemas are active, some schemas remain dormant and an event may trigger that schema. Young et al identified 18 schemas collected in 5 schema domains. Any person can have a single schema or a combination of several schemas. Usually, every person has more or fewer schemas. Clients who do not have personality disorders, have limited life problems, and have a high level of social functioning score high on only one or two schemas.


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