Reality therapy given by William Glasser.

1. PRIYADHARSHINI
AGNES
REALITY
THERAPY

2. WILLIAM
GLASSER

3. WIILAM GLASSER
✦ Born May 11, 1925
✦ Place - America
✦ Developed - Reality therapy
Choice theory
✦ Fields - Psychiatry
Counseling

4. CHOICE
THEORY
✦ The universal system for empowering individuals and
improving relationships.
✦ every individual only has the power to control themselves
and has limited power to control others.
✦ allows one to take responsibility for one’s own life and at
the same time, withdraw from attempting to direct other
people’s decisions and lives.
✦ Individuals are empowered to take responsibility for their
choices and support others in taking ownership of their
choices.
✦ Negative behaviors reduce in frequency and intensity,
relationships strengthen and satisfaction in life increases.

5. CHOICE
THEORY
Humans have five basic
genetically driver needs called
genetic instructions they are
✦ survival
✦ love and belonging
✦ power or achievement
✦ freedom or independence
✦ fun and enjoyment

6. REALITY
THERAPY
✦ found in 1965 by William
Glasser
✦ based on choice theory
✦ form of counseling that views
behaviors as choices
✦ psychological symptoms
occur not because of a mental
health condition but due to
people choosing behaviors to
fulfill their needs

7. CORE IDEAS OF REALITY
THERAPY
✦ Applies main principles of
choice theory
✦ Aims to help one recognize the
reality of one's choices and
choose more effective
behaviors

8. CORE IDEAS OF REALITY THERAPY
Key Concepts
✦ Behavior - central component of
reality therapy
✦ Control - behavioral choices are
determined by internal control
✦ Responsibility - aims to increase
one's accountability of one's
behavior

9. CORE IDEAS OF REALITY
THERAPY
✦ Action - part of overall behavior
✦ Present moment - present
behavior and actions are not
influenced by the past

10. APPLICATIONS
✦ Individual therapy
✦ family therapy
✦ parenting
✦ marriage counseling
✦ education
✦ management
✦ relationship with colleagues
✦ friendships
✦ addiction

11. REALITY VS
TRADITIONAL
✦ Traditional:
# aims to understand the underlying
causes of a person's problems
# focus on unconscious thoughts
feelings and behaviors
✦ Reality:
# emphasizes the present
# goal is to change current behavior in
order to address mental health conditions and
improve relationships

12. REALITY THERAPY TECHNIQUES
✦ Self evaluation
✦ Action planning
✦ Reframing
✦ Behavioral rehearsal

13. CRITICISIMS ON REALITY THERAPY
✦ Opposition of mental illness
✦ potential to impose views
✦ anti-medication stance
✦ disregard of the unconscious
✦ limitation to the present