SFT attempts to challenge these distorted responses and teaches new ways of coping through a process denoted as re-parenting.9 Multiple schemas can be grouped into five primary schema modes, with which borderline patients identify and which correlate with borderline symptoms: Abandoned and Abused Child (abandonment fears) Angry Child (rage, impulsivity, mood instability, unstable relationships) Punitive Parent (self-harm, impulsivity) Detached Protector (dissociation, lack of identity, feelings of emptiness)
