Week 8 Flashcards
According to choice therapy: The only person whose behavior we can control is
our own.
According to choice therapy: All we can give another person is
information.
According to choice therapy: All long-lasting psychological problems are
relationship problems.
According to choice therapy The _______ is always part of our present life.
problem relationship
According to choice therapy: What happened in the past has everything to do with ____________, but we can only ______________ and plan to continue satisfying them in the future.
what we are today
satisfy our basic needs right now
According to choice therapy: We can only satisfy our needs by satisfying the
pictures in our Quality World.
According to choice therapy: All we do is .
behave
According to choice therapy: All behavior is _________ and is made up of four components:
Total Behavior
acting, thinking, feeling and physiology.
According to choice therapy: All Total Behavior is _________ but we only have direct control over the _____________ components. We can only control our ____________ indirectly through how we choose to act and think.
chosen
acting and thinking
feeling and physiology
According to choice therapy: All Total Behavior is designated by _____ and named by the part that is the most recognizable
verbs
Reality therapy is developed by
William Glasser and added to by William Wubbolding
Reality therapy is based on the concepts of
choice theory (also created by Glasser).
RT believed the underlying problem for most client is
involvement in present unsatisfying relationship and lack of relationships
To Glasser, unhappiness is as a result of
the way people choose to behave.
“The solution to a happier existence is fairly simple: ______________________ will lead to better relationships and overall happiness. The choice theory dictates that people, at their core, are trying to ______________ .”
people making better choice
satisfy five basic needs
Reality Therapy’s View of Human Nature
We are all born with 5 genetically encoded needs that drive us that vary in strength
According to RT, how do we satisfy our needs?
We do not satisfy needs directly, but from others around us (not necessarily something we can do for ourselves)
According to RT From birth we build/store information inside our mind of anything we want – referred to as
quality world
What is the most important component of our quality world
People we are closest to and most enjoy being with
5 Basic Needs According to RT
- Survival (food, shelter, safety, the urge to reproduce)
- Love and belonging (connectedness and relationships)
- Power (competence, achievement, and internal control)
- Freedom (autonomy, ability to make choices)
- Fun (pleasure, enjoyment, knowledge)
Total behaviour is composed of
acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology
RT focuses on_______ / avoids discussing the _______
avoids discussing _________ and ____________
ocus on what we can do __________
present - past
symptoms and complaines
directly (act and think)
Therapist Role in RT
Seven Caring Habits
- Supporting
- Encouraging
- Listening
- Accepting
- Trusting
- Respecting
- Negotiating differences
Seven Deadly Habits
- Criticizing
- Blaming
- Complaining
- Nagging
- Threatening
- Punishing
- Bribing or rewarding to control
Process of Reality Therapy (5 Steps)
- establish a supportive relationship
- explore client’s wants, needs, and perceptions
- evaluate how they are in getting what they want
- make a plan to do better
- commit to plans
What therapy uses the WDEP procedure
Choice Therapy
How are choice and reaiity therapy connected
- Choice theory is like the train track (directs where you go, underlying concepts)
- Reality Therapy is the train and the delivery system – the practicality
According to choice therapy everything we do is
chosen from within ourselves; nobody is forcing us to do anything
According to choice therapy behaviour is purposeful and designed to
close the gap between what we want and what we perceive we are getting
WDEP Procedure
Wants – Ask “What do you want?”
Doing – Ask “What are you doing?” – what behaviors are getting client towards what they want
Evaluation – Ask “Is it working?”
Plan – Ask “What do you see as your choices now?” – what can you do differently to get to that want
*Ask “What is one thing you can do differently?”
Therapist Role/Goal in RT/CT
help client connect with the people they have chosen to put in their quality world
as well as all other needs: achievement, love, power, freedom & fun
CT/RT treatment is focussed on ____ and ____ goals
short term and long term
In RT/CTTherapy is considered a _________ in which a therapist is the ________ & the client is the _______
mentoring process
teacher
student
In CT/RT clients are not expected to backtrack or get sidetracked into talking about
symptoms
The emphasis of CT/RT is on
Action
when clients change what they are doing, they often change what they are feeling and thinking
Application of RT/CT to group counselling
- Establish group guidelines ahead of time:
- “My Job Is/Is Not – Your Job Is/Is Not” - Facilitator establishes the environment by using the 7 Caring Habits
- Use the group to teach about the needs and total behavior
- Reinforce who they can control (only themselves)
Modernist description of reality
Objective reality can be accurately described and observed and can be systematically known through scientific methodology.
According to modernists reality exists ______ of any attempt to observe it
indepedent
according to modernists, Clients seeks therapy when ____________ that is caused by __________
faced with a problem
deviating from the norm.
Post modernism is based on
Social constructionism: values the client’s reality without questioning its accuracy.
According to post modernism clients are:
Experts of their lives and there is no one right or wrong way to live
Historically social constructionism is focussed on
- diversity: not one universal truth about anything
- multiple frameworks
- integration
Postmodernism seeks to provide
wider range of perspective in counselling practice.
In post modernism, change begins by
deconstructing the power of cultural narratives, specifically the dominant cultural positions that exist in society.
Examples of postmodern therapies
- Collaborative language systems approach
- Solutions-focused brief therapy
- Solution-oriented therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Feminist therapy
Describe the Post Modern Collaborative Language Systems Not Knowing Approach
o Therapist retain their expert knowledge BUT enter the conversation with the client with curiosity and interest in discovery.
o Enter client’s world as fully as possible.
o No preconceived idea about what direction the conversation will take.
What is the intent of Collaborative Language Systems Approach
not to challenge or confront the client narrative, but to assist in telling and re-telling.
How does the conversation evolve in Collaborative Language Systems Approach
into a dialogue of new meaning new narrative new possibilities.
Example of therapy using Collaborative Language Systems Approach
Collaborative Couples Therapy