Overvigilance & Inhibition - Punitiveness

Question 1

How present?

Answer 1

People should be harshly punished for mistakes 
Moralistic & intolerant 
Unforgiving 
Don’t allow for human imperfection 
No empathy for “bad/wrong”
No mercy

Question 2

How detect this schema?

Answer 2

Tone of voice
Blaming, heartless, cold, contemptuous
No compassion

Question 3

What is punitiveness often linked with?

Answer 3

Unrelenting standards - when punish selves for not meeting they have punitiveness too (instead of just feeling imperfect)

Defectiveness - when punish selves for being defective also have it (instead of just feeling inadequate)

Question 4

Goals of treatment?

Answer 4

Less punitive more forgiving towards self and others
How? Little value in punishing
Modeling and teaching
Build empathy and forgiveness
Consider extenuating circumstances
Focus on helping person understand how to behave better next time

Question 5

How does imagery work with this schema?

Answer 5

See and hear blaming punishing parent voice and face
Not mine
Say not my voice and face and not going to beat up on self and others anymore - punishment/blame/criticism not healthy for me in childhood and not now

Question 6

What are behavioural strategies?

Answer 6

Practice more forgiving responses when tempted to blame/criticize/attack
self or others

Question 7

What are special problems with this schema?

Answer 7

Difficult when combined with defectiveness

Moral indignation and injustice can be very inflexible