Reality Therapy/Transactional Analysis

Question 1

Who developed reality therapy?

Answer 1

William Glassner

Question 2

Reality therapy theory

Answer 2

Brain functions as a system to control behavior by fulfilling needs created by the environment.

Question 3

How does reality therapy seek to help clients?

Answer 3

Helps clients choose actions that satisfy the basic needs of survival, reproduction, power, freedom, and fun.

Question 4

What are the two psychological needs reality therapy sees individuals as having?

Answer 4

1. The need to love and be loved.
2. The need to feel worthwhile to themselves and others.

Question 5

Do reality therapists bill using DSM-5?

Answer 5

No, they reject the concept of MI. Instead, they encourage clients to face reality without excuses.

Question 6

Transactional Analysis

Answer 6

Each person possesses three independent and observable ego states of parent, adult, and child.

Question 7

Who founded transactional analysis?

Answer 7

Eric Berne

Question 8

Transactions

Answer 8

Units of communications between individuals, overt social level and covert psychological level.

Question 9

Role of therapist in transactional analysis

Answer 9

Therapist and client are equal partners. Therapist brings knowledge, client brings life and openness to insight.

Question 10

Goal of transactional analysis

Answer 10

Change in the direction of the client’s life