of car tobuy. And there is always an effort to link mode work with other aspects of the therapy.Case ExamplesIn this section six case examples are presented. In each one, the schema coping stylesare demonstrated. By reading through this section, you will get a better feel for howthese processes can operate in real life situations.Abby is a young woman whose main schema is Subjugation. She tends to see peopleas very controlling even when they are being appropriately assertive. She has thoughtssuch as I cant stand up for myself or they wont like me and is likely to give in toothers (Schema surrender). At other times she decides that no one will get the betterof her and becomes very controlling (Schema overcompensation). Sometimes whenpeople make unreasonable demands on her she minimizes the importance of her ownfeelings and has thoughts like Its not that important to me what happens. At othertimes she avoids acquaintances with whom she has trouble standing u for herselfp(Schema avoidance).Stewarts main schema is Failure. Whenever he is faced with a possible challenge, hetends to think that he is not capable. Often he tries half -heartedly, guaranteeing that hewill fail, and strengthening the belief that he is not capable (Schema surrender). Attimes, he makes great efforts to present himself in an unrealistically positive light byspending excessive amounts of money on items such as clothing and automobiles(Schema overcompensation). Often he avoids triggering his schema by staying awayfrom challenges altogether and convinces himself that the challenge was not worthtaking (Schema avoidance).Rebeccas core schema is Defectiveness/Shame. She believes that there issomething basically wrong with her and that if anyone gets too close, they will rejecther. She chooses partners who are extremely critical of her and confirm her view thatshe is defective (Schema surrender). Sometimes she has an excessive defensivereaction and counterattacks when confronted with even mild criticism (Schemaovercompensation). She also makes sure that none of her partners get too close, sothat she can avoid their seeing her defectiveness and rejecting her (Schemaavoidance).Michael is a middle-aged man whose main schema is Dependence/Incompetence.He sees himself as being incapable of doing daily tasks on his own and generally seeksthe support of others. Whenever he can, he chooses to work with people who help himout to an excessive degree. This keeps him from developing skills needed to work aloneand confirms his view of himself as someone who needs others to help him out(Schema surrender). At times, when he would be best off taking advice from otherpeople, he refuses to do so (Schema overcompensation). He reduces his anxiety byprocrastinating as much as he can get away with (Schema avoidance).Anns core schema is Social Isolation/Alienation. She sees herself as being differentfrom other people and not fitting in. When she does things as part of a group she doesnot get really involved (Schema surrender). At times she gets very hostile towardsgroup members and can be very critical of the group as a whole (Schemaovercompensation). At other times she chooses to avoid group activities altogether(Schema avoidance).Sams central schema is Emotional Deprivation. He chooses partners who are notvery capable of giving to other