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How do early maladaptive schemas develop in childhood?

From 5 years of verified research · Vassili Sandqvist
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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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