REALITY THERAPY|CHOICE THEORY Flashcards
A psychiatrist known for establishing choice theory and reality therapy which was applied not only to counseling situations.
William Glasser
Explains that human behavior is guided by the five basic human needs
Love and belongingness
Fun
Power
Survival
Freedom
The need to love, to share and to cooperate with others
Love and Belongingness
- empowerment
- the need to achieve
- to be recognize for achievement and skills
- to have a sense of self worth
- contribute
Power
Included are hobbies, and things we do for amusement such as sports, reading, collecting, laughing and joking.
Fun
Physiological
The need for food, shelter, safety
Safe from bullying
Survival
How we wish to live our lives, express ourselves and worship
Freedom
Included are also choices about who we associate with, what we wish to read or write and how we wish to create or behave
Freedom
What are your basic needs?
Basic needs differ from one person to another.
Main Aspects of Choice Theory
- People have control over their own lives.
- Empower individuals to make choices, to improve their lives and assume responsibility
When an individual has all the five basic needs met then he/she is living
Quality World
A person’s ____ is compromised of acting, thinking, feeling and one’s own physiology
Total Behavior
A person develops a ____ when he/she has a positive self concept and is doing well academically , behaviorally and socially
Success identity
Based on a concept called choice therapy
Reality Therapy
Satisfying one’s needs without disregarding that of others
Developing responsibilities
Considering alternative actions and their consequences
Decision making
The therapeutic process
- client’s role
- counselor’s role
- stages and techniques
- contribution and limitations
Client must be willing to focus on and change total behavior.
Client’s role
Clients must be willing to accept the ____ focus and be
open to being educated about choice therapy.
here-and-now