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Who developed Reality Therapy?
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William Glasses
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What is Glasser's conviction?
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People chose their behavior.
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Why was Reality Theory developed?
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Developed out of his dissatisfaction with traditional psychoanalytic theory.
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What is the essential nature of humans based on reality therapy?
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human nature is positive. ( pg 355)
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How is this a constructivist theory?
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We construct our own reality. Things are just a construction of our imagination.
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Who developed Reality Therapy?
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William Glasser
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What was Glasser's conviction?
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People choose their behavior.
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What are the basic philosophies of Reality Therapy?
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Humanistic
Social Constructivist Theory |
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What are the basic philosophies of human motivation for Reality Therapy?
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-Maximize pleasure and minimize pain.
- Gain satisfaction |
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What are the basic needs of humans according to Reality Therapy?
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Survival
Love Belonging Power Freedom Fun |
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What is the philosophy of human behavior?
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All of our behavior is rooted in the need to give and receive love.
-Behavior is in best effort to satisfy needs |
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According to reality therapy, what is a successful relationship?
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those where partners negotiate so that needs are satisfied by both partners.
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Describe "quality world"?
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place in our brain where we store images of need-fulfilling things or people.
they satisfy needs- things that make us feel good. |
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Describe total behavior ( reality therapy)
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All behavior consist of acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology.
front wheels are thinking and acting back wheels are feeling and physiology |
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What is choice Theory?
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We choose everything we do including the misery that we feel.
We have control over our behaviors, but we can not control the behavior of others. |
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What is the theory of the person and their development?
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Strength of needs is fixed at birth.
Personality does not change. |
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Describe health and dysfunction.
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Healthy people are advocates of choice theory.
They find ways to satisfy their needs. Dysfunction - people who have not figured out how to satisfy their needs. / unhappy person. |
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What is the nature of therapy?
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no assessment is used. therapist wants to become a picture in clients quality world.
focus on the here and now. |
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What is the role of client and counselor?
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-Therapist asks tons of questions.
- Client is the expert - Doctor patient relationship - |
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What are the goals of reality therapy?
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help clients make better choices that dont interfere or hurt others but that meets their needs.
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What is the process of therapy?
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present oriented.
doesnt dwell on the past. - explore wants, and direction of their lives. |
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What is the view of transference and counter-transference?
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Therapist just needs to be herself. Avoidance of relationship with client.
- "Freud created transference to avoid getting personally involved with his clients. |
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What are some therapeutic techniques?
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Process of discussion
- questioning - bibliotherapy - doing the unexpected - reframing -humor -self disclosure - metaphors -physical activity and meditation -allowing or imposing consequences |