The Comparison of Defense Mechanisms, Early Maladaptive Schemas, and Self-Concept between Individuals with without Drug Dependence

Both object relations theory and early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are related to the quality of bond established with first objects. This affects on psychological structures individuals, their choice romantic partners relationship processes these in adulthood, by creating a template for future. In this study, between EMSs was examined. order examine two concepts, Bell Object Relations Reality T...

background self-esteem is a stable sense of personal worthiness. there is insufficient evidence from the available research to fully determine the relationship between self-esteem and early trauma. objectives this is a correlational study aims to investigate the relationship between early traumas as a predictor of negative self-esteem by controlling the effect of maladaptive schemas in 11-13 ye...

the aim of this study was to compare early maladaptive schemas and dysfunctional attitudes in drug-dependent and normal individuals.design of the study was a causal-comparative study. population of the current study were addict patients refered to the addiction clinics in kermanshah city within the first three months of the year 1391. the sample included 75 drug-dependent patients and 75 normal...

Cognitive models state that cognitions are organized hierarchically, so that the underlying schemas affect behavior via more automatic, superficial cognitive processes. This study aimed to demonstrate that early maladaptive schemas predict anxious automatic thoughts, and to show that such automatic thoughts act as mediators between schemas and prospective changes in social anxiety symptoms. The...