Deck 17: Reality Therapy

Question 1

Compared to other cognitive-behavioral approaches, reality therapy places greater emphasis on

A)heredity.
B)self-determination.
C)social interaction.
D)past behavior.

Answer 1

self-determination.

Question 2

Glasser believed that people have two basic needs:

A)love and work.
B)security and survival.
C)relatedness and respect.
D)personal growth and generativity.

Answer 2

relatedness and respect.

Question 3

Which of the following is not true of reality therapy?

A)It incorporates the principles of control theory.
B)It incorporates the principles of choice theory.
C)It maintains that current problems originated in childhood.
D)It encourages clinicians to spend a significant amount of time reviewing clients' past behaviors.

Answer 3

It encourages clinicians to spend a significant amount of time reviewing clients' past behaviors.

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the five basic needs, according to reality therapy?

A)belonging
B)spirituality
C)achievement
D)freedom

Question 5

Reality theorists believe that mental illness is the result of

A)inefficiencies in neural functioning.
B)overemphasizing some needs while neglecting others.
C)frustrated drives.
D)an unrealistic view of one's own strengths and limitations.

Question 6

The acronym WDEP represents

A)wants, defenses, emotions/expression, physiology.
B)wants, defenses, environment, planning.
C)wants, diagnosis, evaluation, presenting problems.
D)wants, direction/doing, evaluation, planning.

Question 7

Caleb was suspended from school several times because of his involvement in physical fights. Which of the following questions would a reality therapist be most likely to ask Caleb?

A)Why do you think that you get into so many fights?
B)Where in your body do you feel anger?
C)How do you feel about coming here to talk with me?
D)How do you perceive fighting as meeting your needs?

Question 8

The acronym SAMI²C³ represents

A)the structure of a reality therapy session.
B)the steps in effecting change through reality therapy.
C)qualities of viable plans.
D)an affirmation useful for clients with low self-esteem.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of reality therapy?

A)It contends that feelings do not need to be addressed directly.
B)It focuses on process rather than outcome.
C)It pays limited attention to helping people understand their environments.
D)It places considerable emphasis on the importance of diagnosis.

Question 10

The purpose of using active verbs and "ing" words in reality therapy is to

A)gain clients' attention by using novel language.
B)convey that emotions are actions that can be changed.
C)create mental pictures of clients achieving their goals.
D)externalize the problem.

Question 11

Renegotiation is used to help people consider doing something different.

Question 12

Losing the use of the family car is a natural consequence of not doing one's homework.

Question 13

Playing a competitive team sport every week is an example of a positive addiction.

Question 14

Reality therapists ask "why" rather than "what" questions.

Question 15

Reality therapists are not interested in hearing excuses.

Question 16

Reality therapists focus primarily on the present.

Question 17

Conventional diagnostic terminology is central to reality therapy.

Question 18

Reality therapy is different than psychodynamic theory in the amount of time it spends exploring people's early difficulties.

Question 19

Reality therapy is phenomenological.

Question 20

The effectiveness of reality therapy in school settings is well documented.

Question 21

Describe the five basic needs which reality therapy contends that all people possess.

Question 22

Define five of the following terms and explain their relationship to reality therapy.
●choice theory
●control theory
●negative perception
●neutral perception
●positive perception
●quality world
●total behavior
●total knowledge filter
●valuing filter

Question 23

Jasmin, age 40, sought treatment because she has a great deal of difficulty making decisions independently. She states that she does not trust her judgment in even the simplest matters and constantly asks the advice of her husband, mother, or friends. Use the SAMI²C³ format to develop a plan to help Jasmin.

Question 24

Explain the primary goals and considerations of each element of the WDEP process. Identify several interventions you might use to accomplish each goal.

Question 25

Explain the goals of reality therapy, including the criteria for "wise" choices.

Question 26

Explain the nature of the therapeutic alliance in reality therapy. List six ways for reality therapists to achieve a positive therapeutic alliance with their clients.

Question 27

Explain eight of the following treatment strategies as they relate to reality therapy:
●caring confrontation
●metaphors
●paradoxical interventions
●positive addictions
●questions
●relationship building
●renegotiation
●reasonable consequences
●SAMI²C³
●skill development
●using verbs and "ing" words

Question 28

Describe each of the following approaches to implementing reality theory in schools: learning teams, Quality School Model, classroom consulting.

Question 29

Discuss the application of reality therapy to a) multicultural and diverse populations, and b) diagnostic groups.

Question 30

Discuss the strengths, limitations, and contributions of reality therapy.