lai, kõikehõlmav enda ja oma suhete kohta käiv mälestustest, emotsioonidest, kognitsioonidest ja kehalistest aistingutest koosnev muster, mis on kujunenud lapsepõlves või noorukieas ning kinnistunud läbi elu ning on olulisel määral düsfunktsionaalne, a broad, pervasive theme or pattern regarding oneself and one’s relationships with others, comprised of memories, emotions, cognitions, and bodily sensations, developed during childhood or adolescence, elaborated throughout one’s lifetime and dysfunctional to a significant degree, Lapsepõlves on sellised skeemid tihti kohanemiseks vajalikud, kuid täiskasvanueas muutuvad need kohanemist raskendavaks ja toimetulekut piiravaks ning on enamasti inimese enda poolt teadvustamata., Maladaptive schemas are psychological constructs that include beliefs we have about ourselves, the world, and other people, which result from interactions of unmet core childhood needs, innate temperament, and early environment. These schemas often have an adaptive role in childhood (e.g., in terms of survival in an abusive situation – it engenders more hope for children if they believe they are defective as opposed to the adult being defective). By adulthood, maladaptive schemas are inaccurate, dysfunctional, and limiting, although strongly held and frequently not in the person’s conscious awareness., Pervasive life patterns which influence cognitions, emotions, memories, social perceptions and interaction and behavior patterns.