Reality Or Choice Theory

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Reality or what is also known as Choice theory is a comprehensive methodology to explaining human motivation, behavior, and perception created by Dr. William Glasser. Dr. Glasser, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1925. Dr. Glasser was initially a chemical engineer however, he made a career change to Clinical Psychology. He then attended medical school eventually becoming psychiatrist. Glasser rejected the psychoanalytic approach of Dr. Sigmund Freud. From observations made by Dr. Glasser while working with the California Youth Authority, he concluded that the psychoanalytic training he had received focused on the inner and sexual life of clients and thus, was sufficient enough to counsel these individuals (Corey, 2013).

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Reality therapy highlights and focuses on current problems and future goals; and does not examine maladaptive behavior for its origins. Thus, not focusing on the past where some people may have difficulty and not want to talk about their inner most feelings or history. Those who choose this theory must be active in the counseling process. In reality therapy, the therapy itself is often considered to be a mentoring process, where the counselor assumes the role of the teacher and the counselee becomes the student. The counselor assists the client in evaluating their wants, specific actions and perceptions. It is also important in this particular therapy for the counselor to connect with and develop a relationship with the client. In this particular therapy the counselor would be free to comfort the afflicted as well as being free to challenge the comfortable while striving to avoid quarreling, condemning, counter-transference and bullying the client. The goals is to establish a relationship with the client that is professional and increases the overall effectiveness of the techniques utilized (Corey, …show more content…
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Corey, G (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy.
Glasser, W. (2010). My vision for the international journal of choice theory and reality
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Bradley, E. L. (2014). Choice Theory and Reality Therapy: An overview
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Howatt, W. A. (2001). The evolution of reality therapy to choice theory. International Journal Of Reality Therapy, 21(1), 7.
Lujan, S. K. (2015). Quality Counseling: An examination of choice theory and reality therapy. International Journal Of Choice Theory & Reality Therapy, 34(2), 17-23.
Wubbolding, R. E. (2015). The Voice of William Glasser: Accessing the continuing evolution of reality Therapy. Journal Of Mental Health Counseling, 37(3), 189-205.

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