terapeutiline viis tegeleda kaitseolekutega, olles empaatiline nende kujunemise biograafiliste põhjuste suhtes, samas vastandudes nende väljendumisviisidele käitumises, the therapist’s approach to addressing maladaptive coping modes and associated behaviors, with empathy for how they developed biographically, balanced by confronting these modes and behaviors as needing to change for the patient to have a healthy life, Empathic confrontation involves showing empathy for the patients’ schemas when they arise toward the therapist, while showing patients that their reactions to the therapist are often distorted or dysfunctional in ways that reflect their schemas and coping styles., In empathic confrontation, the therapist confronts the patient on his maladaptive behaviors and cognitions, but in an empathic, non-judgmental way. This technique only works if the therapist has genuine compassion for the patient. Empathic confrontation can be used to confront the patient with his self-defeating behavior outside or inside of the therapy session.