Reallity Therapy

Chapter 11 Summary:

                 Reality Therapy has a heavy focus on the motivation of people meeting their needs. Some of these needs include: survival, belonging, having fun, freedom, and love. Love is the most important need to be met within the theory as it includes a sense of belonging. RT looks to solve problems work towards building a healthier future. It was created by William Glasser, due to the fact that he disliked the traditional psychoanalytic theory.

How it applies:

                 I believe Reality Therapy focuses on the central idea that most college students are seeking, a sense of belonging and being happy. Many students that I speak with struggle with finding happiness when they get to college. They also struggle with feelings of love and wanting to belong, this is sometimes due to issues they face at home. One of the things I try to do with my students is help them work towards a healthier future both at college and at home. This helps them be more motivated and work through their problems as they’re focusing on working on their happiness.

Video:

Individual: Reframing Perception Video              
 This video highlights the strive that people have for for meeting their basic needs. The therapist asks a key question by asking him what he would like to do with his life. This prompts to talk about how he is a writer and felt very content while he was publishing his cheesy books. He mentions how he would be very happy spending his life as a writer. This is demonstrating how the therapist is focusing the clients thoughts on what will make him happy in life.