Reality Therapy

Question 1

Metaphors
Confrontation
Paradox
Humor
Plans of action

Answer 1

Common techniques of Reality therapy

Question 2

The person accepts and takes responsibility for what they are doing and takes control of their life.

Answer 2

Autonomy

Question 3

The act of sticking to the treatment plan

Answer 3

Committment

Question 4

The view that humans are internally motivated and behave to control the world around them according to some purpose within them.

Answer 4

Control Theory

Question 5

Satisfying one’s needs without interefering with others satisfying their needs

Answer 5

Responsibility

Question 6

Clients evaluating their behavior and deciding if that behavior is working.

Answer 6

Value judgement

Question 7

Techniques to create safe, friendly therapeutic environment

Answer 7

Metaphor, humor, and listening for themes.

Question 8

Techniques to encourage reflection and personal responsibility

Answer 8

1. Therapeutic silence
2. WDEP model (Explore WANTS and needs, examine life DIRECTION, self-EVALUATION, and make PLANS)

Question 9

Emphasizes
1. Choice
2. Personal responsibility
3. Taking actions to meet needs

Answer 9

Main idea of Reality Therapy

Question 10

During this stage of the WDEP Model, the therapist explores what the client is currently doing and where they are headed if they continue along that path and asks questions like, “What are you doing now?” “What will you do tomorrow?”

Answer 10

“Direction and doing”

Question 11

This stage of the WDEP Model focuses on assessing the individual’s current behavior and asking questions like “Is your behavior helping or hurting you?” “Will your current behavior help you get where you want to go?”

Answer 11

Evaluation

Question 12

During this stage of the WDEP Model, clients begin to identify their goals and set up a plan for achieving them. It’s important for clients to be realistic about what they can accomplish and commit to taking the necessary steps towards achieving their goal. This includes discussing any obstacles that may come up and creating strategies for managing them. Therapists can help clients by providing guidance on how to set realistic goals and break them down into smaller, achievable pieces. This process may involve discussing the client’s values, long-term ambitions, motivations, and vision for their future.

Answer 12

“Planning and Commitment”

Question 13

In this stage of the WDEP Mode, the therapist helps the client identify what they would like to accomplish.

For example, the therapist might ask, “What do you want that you don’t seem to be getting at the moment?”

Answer 13

“Wants”

Question 14

1. Love and belonging,
2. power,
3. freedom,
4. fun,
5. survival.

Answer 14

5 Basic Psychological Needs (according to reality therapy). These are essential for a person to feel fulfilled and happy.

Question 15

8 basic steps of reality therapy

Answer 15

1. find out the ct’s goal
2. Determine what the ct is doing to achieve the goal
3. Determine effectiveness of the behavior used to achieve the goal
4. Make a plan to gain control over the situation.
5. Get ct’s committment
6. Excuses for failure not accepted.
7. Therapist imposes reasonable consequences.
8. Ct cannot give up, if the plan doesn’t work out, it’s amended or a new one is created.

Question 16

Ct’s quality world

Answer 16

A concept in reality therapy which refers to the values and beliefs that are important to a person. It is composed of the people, places, and things that bring the client pleasure and satisfaction.

For example, a client’s version of this might include family, friends, books, and nature.

Question 17

Constructive Confrontation

Answer 17

A process of addressing a problem in a way that is respectful and constructive; the goal is to help the client to evaluate the effectiveness of their behavior in meeting their needs and determine if making the choice to engage in a different behavior is more advantageous.

Example: The therapist says, “It seems that you are feeling upset today and you’ve been focusing on taking out your frustration on other people. Is your behavior working for you?”

Question 18

Goal Setting

Answer 18

The process of setting and working towards a desired outcome.

Question 19

Listen for themes

Answer 19

An exercise used to help identify patterns and common ideas in conversations.

Question 20

Metaphors

Answer 20

Figures of speech that use comparisons or analogies to describe something and to convey a meaning or emotion.

For example, if a client keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over again, the therapist can use a metaphor such as “you are running on the same hamster wheel” to illustrate how the client tends to get stuck in an unproductive cycle.

Question 21

Paradox

Answer 21

A statement that seems to be contradictory or that goes against common sense; a therapist might use this with a client who is struggling to make changes; by introducing an idea of seeming impossibility alongside the potential for change, hopefully the client can distinguish between what is real and what could be possible. br>
For example, the therapist might say, “I’m not sure if you’re able to make any changes or not - it can be hard when it seems like nothing ever goes your way.”A statement that seems to be contradictory or that goes against common sense; a therapist might use this with a client who is struggling to make changes; by introducing an idea of seeming impossibility alongside the potential for change, hopefully the client can distinguish between what is real and what could be possible. br>
For example, the therapist might say, “I’m not sure if you’re able to make any changes or not - it can be hard when it seems like nothing ever goes your way.”

Question 22

Reframing

Answer 22

The practice of looking at a situation from a different perspective in order to gain a better understanding of it.

Question 23

Responsibility

Answer 23

The state of being accountable for one’s actions and outcomes.

Question 24

When entering the planning and commitment process of reality therapy, a “good action plan” contains these elements

Answer 24

SAMIC3 (Simple, Attainable, Measurable, Immediate, Involved, Controlled by planner, Committed to, and Continuously done)

Question 25

Self-Evaluation

Answer 25

Client takes time to reflect on the choices they have made, their actions and the consequences of those actions. This process helps the client understand what has happened in their life and why it happened, so that they can take responsibility and make better decisions in the future

Example: A common way to facilitate this is called the “Choice Window,” which encourages clients to identify three possible choices they can make in any given situation. The therapist then helps clients examine each choice and its respective consequences, so that they can make informed decisions about their actions.

Question 26

According to reality therapy, what is the purpose of the three “what” questions in the classroom: “What are you doing?”, “What need are you fulfilling by doing it?”, and “What are you going to do to correct this behavior?”

Answer 26

Correct answer: They avoid negative teacher reactions

Explanation: These “what” questions avoid the negative teacher reactions defined in the seven deadly habits while forcing responsibility on the students.

Question 27

Doing, thinking, feeling, and physiology

Answer 27

All human behaviors, according to reality theory, are composed of four dimensions. These are the four dimensions of human behavior as described by Wubbolding.

Question 28

what is the concept of “total behavior?”

Answer 28

Focus on what the client can do directly

Explanation: Total behavior means focusing on what clients can do directly–act and think.