His patterns and routines were shaped by various situations. His parents were cold, demanding, and not very physically present in his life. These were the rules of that time. On top of everything else, the nanny pinched him (physical abuse) and underfed him. When the cruel treatment was revealed, the boy already began to have problems with the gastrointestinal tract that would remain with him for the rest of his life. But these are not all the problems! How did he manage to become a legend and go down in human history forever? Look! Preface. The material is written as an analysis of a real person, but based on a movie about him. Below you will find a mixture of schema therapy, film therapy and a quiz. That is, I propose to guess which film (or historical figure) the story is about! Childhood: cold and demanding parents, with frequent physical avoidance of the son, cruel treatment by the nanny, older brother and subsequently the father. Open criticism and shame. The result is a real defect in the form of severe stuttering and the inability to speak in public. Personally, it’s difficult for me to identify one of the prevailing primary level schemes according to Jeffrey Young in the described person, so let’s go further. From the second group of schemes, failure is manifested, since there is a comparison with his older brother (whom the nanny, who caused physical pain to the hero of the story, loved and cared for), there is a fear of failure (which was confirmed by experience and was justified). Self-sacrifice from the fourth group of schemes was instilled in both him and his older brother. But only Bertie absorbed the idea of ​​​​sacrifice for the sake of others, and Edward forgot the debt “for the sake of love.” Since schema therapy is indicative of sorting out recurring patterns of behavior (maladaptive), then let’s look at three cases with Bertie (Do you understand who we’re talking about?): 1. At the speech therapist, he took a lot of glass balls into his mouth, spat them out, cursed at the specialist, and left the appointment;2. At his future “savior” (more of a psychologist than a speech therapist), he reads “To be or not to be” in his headphones, rips off the headphones, and leaves the building freaking out;3. Walking with Lionel Logue, he freaks out, allegedly inciting treason, and walks away... Do you see the relationship in the situations? Not the most adaptive (useful) way of building communication is to end communication with an outburst of anger. Do you agree? At the same time, Bertie does not indicate his true position, for what reason he is actually angry. He satisfies his need for security (not having to learn to speak in order to avoid being seen in public) in a maladaptive way. Let's look at the described cases through schema therapy (this is a version with which you can disagree and offer your vision in the comments): 1, 2, 3 cases: Situations that push the hero of the story to enter into a relationship, to publicity through recovery from stuttering (psychosomatic most likely, which will become clear when watching a film about Bertie and Lionel) triggers the “Distrust / Expectation of Abuse” scheme - then overcompensation = anger, rage, insult to others. Overcompensation satisfies the needs of the regime, let’s call it the “Frightened Child” (once underfed , subjected to bullying, and so on) in care (love) - a need that Bertie does not voice, carries deep within himself. I see that the stuttering itself arose as Bertie’s defensive reaction to the lack of care and love. Therefore, the “Effectiveness-Shame” scheme is not obvious to me in the described cases. He stutters, becomes speechless, rather capitulating to the "Expectation of Abuse" scheme. Like “yes, I am worthy of humiliation,” provokes relatives and subjects. "The King's Speech" is a film directed by Tom Hooper about Great Britain's King George VI. The film, released in 2010, clearly shows the effectiveness of the therapeutic alliance - how the relationship between a specialist and a client helps to cure an illness. Using the example of the inimitable Colin Firth, I offered my vision of the schemes and regimes (not all) of King George VI. Have you seen the film and, if you work in schema therapy, how do you break down the three described.