> [!custom-soil-type]- Note Details > - Type: [[concept]] > - Tags: [[psychology]] [[ontology]] > - Stage: [[soil ✨]] - a schema is an organized pattern of thought and behavior - a conceptual model - personal constructs = schema, ways of seeing the world -  mental structure of preconceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information. - form of beliefs about the self or the world - modes are states of mind that cluster schemas and coping styles into a way of being we can shift in and out of. - basic needs: connection, safety, validation, reciprocity, autonomy - heal schemas by diminishing the intensity of emotional memories comprising the schema and the intensity of bodily sensations, and by changing the cognitive patterns connected to the schema - replace maladaptive coping styles and responses with adaptive patterns of behavior - a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them - Schemata influence attention and the absorption of new knowledge: people are more likely to notice things that [fit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias "Confirmation bias") into their schema, while re-interpreting [contradictions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance "Cognitive dissonance") to the schema as exceptions or distorting them to fit. Schemata have a tendency to [remain unchanged](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_perseverance "Belief perseverance"), even in the face of contradictory information. - People use schemata to organize current knowledge and provide a framework for future understanding. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_(psychology) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_therapy