Complexes and schemas: A comparison of the concepts of analytical psychology based on work of CG Jung and the schema therapy of Jeffery Young

Complexes and schemas: A comparison of the concepts of analytical psychology based on work of CG Jung and the schema therapy of Jeffery Young

Meier, I., & Watt, J. (2013). Complexes and schemas: A comparison of the concepts of analytical psychology based on work of CG Jung and the schema therapy of Jeffery Young. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), 71-79.

Many psychotherapy researchers across all schools are in agreement that psychological disorders are based on dysfunctional relationship models, which come into being as a result of injured basic needs in childhood. Freud already spoke of the repetition compulsion with relationship models that are made up of conscious and unconscious parts, generalized expectations and lead to maladaptive behaviour with the current people and are continually produced anew. How can such relationship models be understood? Analytical Psychologists respond with the concept of complexes - the Cognitive Therapists who follow Jeffrey Young’s approach, with the concept of Schemata. The following contribution provides a first overview of these two concepts.

Complexes, Schema Therapy, Analytical Psychology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Concepts

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