skeemi säilimise protsess, milles mõtted, tunded ja käitumine kinnistavad olemasolevat skeemi, Refers to everything the patient does (internally and behaviorally) that keeps the schema going - thus elaborating and reinforcing it. Perpetuation includes all the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that end up reinforcing rather than healing the schema., Schemas are perpetuated through three primary mechanisms: cognitive distortions, self-defeating life patterns, and schema coping styles.