2014/09/01 by Catherine M. Flanagan · 10 citations
Psychology · #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Term (time) #Psychology #Psychotherapist
paper · doi:10.1037/a0037513
published in Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 24(3), 208-222 (American Psychological Association)
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Flanagan (2010) proposed an approach to longer-term problems that targets core psychological needs. Unmet needs were causally linked to early maladaptive schemas and faulty modes of coping. Here a novel approach to the treatment of maladaptive modes is described. It begins with a matrix of 8 modes, as they occur in healthy individuals. These distinct patterns are claimed to represent a basic inventory of coping strategies that equip individuals to adapt and satisfy ongoing needs. A matrix of the same modes is then introduced as they occur maladaptively. This matrix specifies components of the different modes, potentially facilitating interventions that address both mode structure and content, and is illustrated in a case study. I also examine the concept of mode as used in schema therapy, and acknowledge similar constructs in other schools of psychotherapy.