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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060904143
ISBN-139780060904142
eBay Product ID (ePID)18679
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameReality Therapy : a New Approach to Psychiatry
Publication Year1975
SubjectPsychotherapy / General, General, Psychiatry / General
TypeNot Available
AuthorWilliam Glasser
Subject AreaRéférence, Psychology, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight5.5 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN89-045657
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal616.89/14
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisWilliam Glasser's classic bestseller examines his alternative to Freudian psychoanalytic procedures, explains the procedure, contrasts it to conventional treatment, and describes different individual cases in which it was successful. A landmark in psychotherapy, Reality Therapy outlines a positive approach to helping the emotionally distressed. Attacking the whole concept of "mental illness" and orthodox Freudian methods, Dr. Glasser contends that the "mentally ill" are unable to satisfy their needs realistically and behave irresponsibly because they "deny the reality of the world around them." As a therapeutic method, Reality Therapy emphasizes moral values. It does not concern itself with the patient's past, but with his present and future. The therapist, says Glasser, has the task of teaching his patients to "acquire the ability to fulfill their needs and to do so in a way that does not deprive others of the ability to fulfill their needs., Glasser's classic bestseller, with more than 500,000 copies sold, examines his alternative to Freudian psychoanalytic procedures, explains the procedure, contrasts it to conventional treatment, and describes different individual cases in which it was successful.