William Glasser's "Reality Therapy"

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that "Reality Therapy; A New Approach to Psychiatry" by Dr. William Glasser is almost a step by step blueprint, to his unconventional theory, which contradicted many beliefs of Sigmund Freud. The author points out that Glasser underlines the idea that people who use behaviorist, cognitive behaviorist or another person-centered type of therapy method can easily adapt to his approach. This paper relates that Glasser's book is based on an individual's power to choose how he reacts to life, to people and to circumstances.

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"One example that he used will touch the heart of every reader. The girl came from an environment that anyone would rebel in. Non caring parent, ghetto lifestyle and used by the various men she encountered with little thought to the fact that at the time she was just a small girl. This case study that he illustrates provides concrete evidence that reality therapy can work. She is taught to accept her past, move toward her future and concentrate on her life, her desires, her ability to make those goals happen."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Glasser, William (1989) Reality Therapy: A New Approach to Psychiatry Harper Paperbacks;

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