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Relationship Partner with BPD (Straight and LGBT+) => Romantic Relationship | Conflicted About Continuing, Divorcing/Custody, Co-parenting => Topic started by: borderdude on October 28, 2014, 09:16:52 AM



Title: Is it possible to un-arrest arrested development?
Post by: borderdude on October 28, 2014, 09:16:52 AM
?... or do the phsycology of today put a natural limitation on this subject. Is it even possible, or are there examples on this?

That age limit set to 3 years regarding, bonding to other people, should then be riced to a relatively more mature age.



Title: Re: Is it possible to un-arrest arrested development?
Post by: Mutt on October 28, 2014, 11:41:53 PM
Dr Jeffrey Young's newer schema therapy or SFT (schema focused therapy) is used in the treatment of personality disorders and is based on cognitive psychology. Borderline Personality Disorder is the embodiment of a constellation of schemas and pwBPD flip from one mode to another.

A schema can either be healthy or unhealthy.

Maladaptive schemas are unmet emotional needs and bonds to a caretaker or parent in childhood and genetic influences. It is an established pattern of revisited memories of fear, abandonment neglect, abuse or affection. Schema modes are reflexes to unmet emotional needs. Thus far there are 18 identified schemas. There are 5 modes commonly seen in BPD and they are vulnerable child, angry child, punitive parent , detached protector and the healthy adult.

Schema Therapy is to replace maladaptive schemas with healthier ones.