Examining the "Bahar" Series in the Context of Schema Therapy in Couples

Abstract

Bahar is a Turkish medical, comedy and drama television series produced by MF Yapım, produced by Asena Bülbüloğlu, directed by Neslihan Yeşilyurt, written by Ayça Üzüm and Atasay Koç, and starring Demet Evgar, Buğra Gülsoy and Mehmet Yılmaz Ak. It is adapted from the 2023 South Korean series Doctor Cha. The series tells the story of Bahar, a young mother of two struggling with a difficult life. When Bahar comes face to face with death, she decides to change her life when she sees a different face from her family, especially her husband, whom everyone from the outside envies. This study aims to examine the Bahar series in the context of Schema Therapy, an integrative therapy school that comes from the cognitive-behavioral tradition but largely utilizes interpersonal, psychodynamic and experiential techniques. In this study, document analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. This therapy method aims to identify basic emotional needs and find functional ways to meet them. In schema therapy with couples, unmet connections are identified in relation to the child and parent modes expanded by each couple's schemas. The aim here is to develop functional and communicative coping methods instead of maladaptive coping modes.