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August 13, 2026Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineOpen Access

Embodied meaning in therapeutic discourse during cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: an image schema analysis

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Overview

Qualitative analysis identifies image schemas in therapeutic discourse, suggesting new insights for treatment.

Key Points

  • This study aims to classify and quantify image schemas in therapeutic dialogue to better understand their role in cognitive-behavioral therapy.
  • Qualitative cognitive discourse analysis approach used.
  • Data collected from audio recordings of sessions with 16 patients diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
  • Purposive sampling of conversations analyzed for frequency and types of image schemas.
  • 2,057 cognitive schemas identified in conversations with 1,017 being force schemas (49.44%).
  • 557 schemas were path schemas (27.08%), and 483 were containment schemas (23.48%).
  • Force schemas were used significantly more than other types, confirmed by statistical tests.

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A 2026 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d75e62b0e0cff3f63ee47https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2026.2716444
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