ABSTRACT
Schema Therapy distinguishes three types of maladaptive coping modes: the Detached Protector, the Compliant Surrenderer, and the Overcompensator modes (Young et al., 2003). These modes correspond to the maladaptive coping styles of schema avoidance, surrender, and overcompensation, respectively. In contrast to the coping styles, however, which focus solely on coping behaviors, the coping modes are emotional states that involve emotions, cognitions, and behavioral responses that are active at a given moment, when early maladaptive schemas have been triggered.
