Choice theory: a new psychology of personal freedom / William Glasser

Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability that is the source of almost all unhappiness. For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship–destroying external control psychology. For example, if you are in an unhappy relationship right now, he proposes that one or both of you could be using external control psychology on the other. He goes further. And suggests that misery is always related to a current unsatisfying relationship. Contrary to what you may believe, your troubles are always now, never in the past. No one can change what happened yesterday. Psychologist William Glasser, author of Reality Therapy, calls for a complete overhaul of traditional psychology based on the goal of strengthening relationships by appealing to each individual's basic needs for love, power, freedom, and pleasure. He argues that, barring severe poverty or untreatable illness, unsatisfying or disconnecting relationships are the source of almost all crime, addiction, and mental illness, as well as marital, family, and school failure. For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship-destroying external control psychology Dr. Glasser Offers Choice Theory, A Non-controlling Psychology That Gives Us The Freedom To Sustain The Relationships That Lead To Healthy, Productive Lives.--jacket. The Theory. We Need A New Psychology -- Basic Needs And Feelings -- Your Quality World -- Total Behavior -- Compatibility, Personality, And The Strength Of The Needs -- Conflict And Reality Therapy -- Creativity -- The Practice. Love And Marriage -- Trust And Your Family -- Schooling, Education, And Quality Schools -- The Application. The Quality Community -- Redefining Your Personal Freedom. William Glasser. Basically, choice theory helps its users avoid confrontation and ask pertinent questions. It sees conscious or unconscious desire for external control as the main problem in the four major personal relationships: husband-wife, parent-child, teacher-student, and manager-worker. This book presents this theory. A world-renowned psychiatrist, the author of Reality Therapy, calls for a complete overhaul of traditional psychology based on the goal of strengthening relationships by appealing to each individual's basic needs for love, power, freedom, and pleasure. SUPPOSE YOU COULD ask all the people in the world who are not hungry, sick, or poor, people who seem to have a lot to live for, to give you an honest answer to the question, "How are you?"