ABSTRACT
Schemas emerge from unmet core emotional needs early in life. Because schemas maintain and perpetuate themselves, they continue to prevent the same needs from being met in adulthood. In this Point, we detail a list of 18 early maladaptive schemas that we have identi®ed. We classify them according to ®ve domains of unmet core needs to which they are most strongly related. The domains are hypothetical, and simply serve as a heuristic for organizing the various needs.
