The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Ambivalence in Emotional Expression, Self-Differentiation, Metallization and Sensitivity to Rejection in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder Culture in Damavand Schools

The present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of schema therapy on ambivalence in emotional expression, self-differentiation, subjectivity and sensitivity to rejection in patients with borderline personality disorder in Shiraz city in 1401.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population of the research was made up of all people with borderline personality disorder who referred to counseling centers in Shiraz, and among them, 50 people were randomly selected in the experimental group (25 people in each group) and the control group ( 25 people) were appointed. The experimental group was trained in 12 sessions of 60 minutes using schema therapy, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The tools used in this research include borderline personality questionnaire (Claridge and Brooks, 1984), ambivalence in emotional expression (King and Emmons, 1990), self-differentiation (Skorn and Friedlander, 1998), mentalization (Fonagy, 1991) and sensitivity to rejection. (Downey and Feldman, 1996).

The analysis of the information obtained from the implementation of the questionnaire was done in two descriptive and inferential sections (variance analysis with repeated measurements). The results showed that schema therapy training has an effect on the components of ambivalence in emotional expression (positive emotion expression, intimacy expression and negative emotion expression) of people with borderline personality disorder. Schema therapy training has an effect on self-differentiation and its components (emotional reactivity, my place, lack of emotional escape and integration with others) in people with borderline personality disorder. Schema therapy training has an effect on the mentalization of people with borderline personality disorder. The results showed that schema therapy training has an effect on sensitivity to rejection in people with borderline personality disorder. In this way, this treatment has been able to increase self-differentiation and mentalization of patients with borderline personality disorder and reduce negative emotional expression and sensitivity to rejection.

According to the findings of the present study, schema therapy can be suggested as an effective method to increase self-differentiation and mentalization and reduce negative emotional expression and sensitivity to rejection in patients with borderline personality disorder.