Chapter 11- Choice Theory/Reality Therapy Flashcards
Choice Theory
Theoretical basis for reality therapy, explains why and how we function
Reality Therapy
Provides a delivery system for helping individuals take more effective control of their lives. Focuses on the unsatisfying relationship
Choice Theory
We are not born blank slates waiting to be externally motivated by forces in the world around us
Born with 5 genetically encoded needs that drive us all our lives
survival/self-preservation, love and belonging power/inner control, freedom/independence and fun/enjoyment
Quality world
Store information inside our minds and build a file of wants
Picture album
Specific wants as well as precise ways to satisfy these wants
Total Behavior
All behavior is made up of 4 inseparable but distinct components: acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology