WILLIAM GLASSER – REALITY THERAPY – Flashcards

WHO CREATED THE REALITY THERAPY

is a method of counseling William Glasser developed in 1965. the theory has undergone several revisions, first with control theory and then with choice theory. Reality therapists help clients control their lives more effectively and make better choices.

VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE: BASIC NEEDS

These needs are universal, innate, overlapping, and satisfied from moment to moment, and they conflict with other people's needs. Glasser contends that all behavior reflects our current knowledge and skills to meet one or more of our basic human needs

Our basic needs provide the general motivation for everything we do in life.

Our perceived worlds are

which contains everything we know or have experienced.

Reality therapists teach clients to identify and satisfy needs (Wubbolding, 2000). We do not satisfy our needs directly. Instead, from birth, our brains keep track of what feels good to us, and we store this information in a special place in our brain labeled our quality world. Our quality world functions as a picture album that contains perceptions and images we have to fulfill our basic psychological needs

Glasser (2000a)described the comparing places as a set of scales. When our comparing places scales are in balance, then we have what we want. When our comparing place scales get out of balance, our brain sends a frustration signal, and we feel the urge to behave or to do something to correct the imbalance.

The overarching goal of reality/choice therapy is to help clients to better meet their need for love belonging, survival, freedom, and fun. Within this framework, Glasser establishes a series of additional goals.

-Build a satisfying relationship with the client -Help the client learn how to satisfy his or her basic human needs -Teach the client tools for meeting his or her needs -Promote client movement by helping him or her to change what he or she is doing

The role of the Reality/Choice Therapist

the reality/ choice clinician assumes part of the role of teacher and collaborator. The therapist helps clients change their awareness of responsibility and choice in their lives. (ROLE)

the reality/choice clinician is an encourager and understands that change is not an easy thing do. The therapist does not give up on clients when they have failed to implement their plans. (ROLE)

Reality therapist asses client's total behavioR (ROLE)

another goal of reality/choice therapy is to focus on the present rather than on the past. (ROLE)

Build a satisfying relationship with the client