Reality Therapy

Question 1

5 Basic Needs

Answer 1

Power
Love (and belonging)
Freedom
Fun
Survival

Question 2

Psychiatry’s 3 R’s

Answer 2

Realism
Responsibility
Right and Wrong

Question 3

Primary Contributor

Answer 3

William Glasser

Question 4

Main Goals of Reality Therapy

Answer 4

Emphasizes making decisions and taking action and control of one’s life. It assists in the individual in making evaluations of his/her own behavior and focuses on dooing what is under the person’s control.

Action is at the core of this treatment modality to press them to create their own “quality world”

Question 5

Metaphors

Answer 5

When a client speaks in metaphors, the therapist may choose to respond to the metaphor rather than the apparent content.

Question 6

Confrontation

Answer 6

Setting specific plans is a key element in this theory, when a client does not follow through on something, confrontations is unavoidable. The therapist connot accept excuses, but they work to be positive and may attempt to engage humor to address the issue. Ex. “What impact will not taking steps have on you?”

Question 7

Paradox

Answer 7

cautioning a client to not follow through, or encouraging the opposite behavior may be indicated to lower resistance. If a client does not elect to follow through on a goal or intervention a therapist might say “You weren’t ready for that but it is still a step forward because we know other issues need to be addressed first.”

Question 8

Humor

Answer 8

Is spontaneous, idiosyncratic and only happens in the here and now. Therapists engage in friendly involvement with the client by laughing at themselves, modeling clients to do the same.

Question 9

Plans of Action

Answer 9

This technique involves assisting the client in making a specific, attainable, beneficial, time-limited plan of action. The client must be clear on what they want and what they are taking responsibility for before success can be attained.