How do early maladaptive schemas develop in childhood?
Schemas develop when core emotional needs, such as safety, attachment, and autonomy, are unmet during childhood. When these needs are consistently violated, children create schemas as a way to make sense of their emotional environment, which then persist into adulthood, often leading to maladaptive patterns.
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