[The Jung model of active style of schema]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2011 Dec;31(186):378-80.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Yung was of an opinion that the borderline personality as a pathology results from the experiences of a frightened and violence-experiencing child who is left to their own devices in the hostile world. In that situation, the child, longing for safety, simultaneously experiences fear of abuse, hurt and rejection and remains distrustful. In order to understand the dramatic changes in the individual's behaviour, in case of the borderline personality disorders, Yung developed the concept, presented by Aaron Beck at the therapeutic workshops in the 1980s. Beck's concept was based upon the assumption that some pathological states expressed strong emotional states, experienced in childhood on the basis of regression. Yung presented them in the form of conceptualization in the categories of the active styles of schema. Apart from the states of regression, he also differentiated less regressive styles of schema. The style of schema should be interpreted as a pattern of experiencing, thinking and behaviour, based upon a determined set of schema, and characterized by independence from other styles.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Borderline Personality Disorder / history
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / psychology*
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / therapy*
  • Empathy
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Jungian Theory / history*
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Psychotherapy / history