Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns is the first schema-mode focused resource guide aimed at schema therapy patients and self-help readers seeking to understand and overcome negative patterns of thinking and behaviour. 

* Represents the first resource for general readers on the mode approach to schema therapy 

* Features a wealth of case studies that serve to clarify schemas and modes and illustrate techniques for overcoming dysfunctional modes and behavior patterns 

* Offers a series of exercises that readers can immediately apply to real-world challenges and emotional problems as well as the complex difficulties typically tackled with schema therapy 

* Includes original illustrations that demonstrate the modes and approaches in action, along with 20 self-help mode materials which are also available online 

* Written by authors closely associated with the development of schema therapy and the schema mode approach