This presentation will explore 5 basic emotional needs for: secure attachments; autonomy/competence/identity; freedom to express needs and emotions; spontaneity/play; and realistic limits/self-control.
If these 5 core emotional needs are not sufficiently met, we might fashion 18 maladaptive schemas grouped under these 5 areas.
- Under the domain of disconnection and rejection are the maladaptive schemas of: abandonment/instability; mistrust/abuse; emotional deprivation; defectiveness/shame; social isolation/alienation.
- Under the domain of impaired autonomy and performance are: dependence/incompetence; vulnerability to harm; enmeshment; failure.
- Under the domain of impaired limits are: entitlement/grandiosity; insufficient self-control;
- Under the domain of other-directedness are: subjugation; self-sacrifice; approval-recognition seeking.
- And under the domain of overvigilance and inhibition are: negativity/pessimism; emotional inhibition; unrelenting standards; punitiveness.
What's not to love here? We'll see what research has shown about which enneagram types prefer which maladaptive schemas. And we'll consider alternate adaptive schemas to replace these not-so-helpful ones.
Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, therapist and consultant in private practice, and emeritus faculty member of the Department of Psychology and Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University, Chicago. The author of Nine Lenses on the World: the Enneagram Perspective, The Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles: an Introductory Guide, and the Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales (www.WEPSS.com), Jerry has offered the Enneagram Spectrum Training and Certification Program nationally and internationally for the past 30 years. (www.enneagramspectrum.com). Jerry is an Honorary Founder of the IEA, served on the IEA Board of Directors, was co-editor of the Enneagram Journal, and has been a keynote speaker for numerous IEA Conferences. IEA Accredited with Honor