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Key figure/founder: |
William Glasser |
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Overview: |
-short-term approach focusing on the present -stresses a person's strengths -clients learn more realistic behaviors and thus achieve success |
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Basic philosophies: |
-based on choice theory: an explanation of human nature and how best to achieve satisfying interpersonal relationships -assumes humans are social creatures and need quality rx to be happy -psychological problems are a result of our resisting control by others or by our attempt to control others
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Key concepts: |
-basic focus is on what clients are doing and how to get them to evaluate whether their present actions are working for them -people are mainly motivated to satisfy their needs, esp. needs for significant relationships -this approach rejects the medical model, notion of transference, the unconscious, and dwelling on one's past |
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Treatment goals: |
-to help people become more effective in meeting their needs -to enable clients to get reconnected with the people they have chosen to put into their quality worlds -to teach clients choice theory |
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The therapeutic relationship: |
-therapist's main function is to create a good relationship with the client -therapist then engages clients in evaluation of all of their relationships with respect to what they want and how effective they are in getting this -therapist tasks: find out what client wants, ask what they are choosing to do, invite them to evaluate present behavior, help them make plans for change, and get them to make a commitment -therapist is client's advocate, as long as client is willing to attempt to behave responsibly |
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Techniques: |
-this is an active, directive, and didactic therapy -various techniques can be used to evaluate what client is presently doing to see if they are willing to change -if client decides present behavior is not effective, they develop a specific plan for change and make a commitment to follow through |
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What are some main characteristics of reality therapy? |
-emphasizing choice and responsibility -rejecting transference -keeping therapy in the present -avoiding focusing on symptoms -challenging traditional views of mental illness |
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Choice theory: |
-humans are bown with five genetically needed codes that drive their lives: survival, love & belonging, power or achievement, freedom or independence, and fun -total behavior=behavior is acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology |
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The practice of reality therapy is best conceptualized as |
-the cycle of counseling -consists of creating the counseling environment and implementing specific procedures that lead to changes in behavior |
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Key procedures used in reality therapy: |
-the WDEP system -W=exploring wants, needs, and perceptions -D=direction and doing (questions about what client is doing in the present, overall direction they want for their lives) -E=evaluation (assisting clients with self-evaluations) -P=planning and action (helping clients identify specific ways to fulfill their wants and needs and putting them into action) |
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Application of reality therapy: |
-individual counseling -group counseling -working with youthful law offenders -marital and family therapy -sometimes suited to brief therapy and crisis intervention |
