Schemas are often triggered naturally in the course of the patient’s life. Current events can trigger a patient’s schemas. The therapist and patient can watch for instances in which the patient has a strong emotional reaction to a current event and talk about it in the session. Group therapy is another context in which the patient’s schemas may be evident. How the patient responds to other group members and to the topics discussed can provide valuable material for individual sessions. Schemas are also apparent in dreams. Patients can record their dreams—especially recurring dreams and dreams involving strong affect—and discuss them with the therapist in subsequent sessions. Dreams often portray the patient’s schemas, and they can be a starting place for imagery work. Books and movies can trigger schemas. Therapists can assign specific books or movies to the patient for this purpose, based on the therapist’s hypotheses about the patient’s schemas. The patient’s reactions can support or disconfirm the therapist’s hypotheses.