Moderate wear to cover, spine, and pages. dust jacket shows some wear and has some small tears and creases. Binding is solid. Some writing and marking throughout. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: For a number of years, Dr. Glasser, convinced of the frequent ineffectiveness of Freudian psychoanalytic procedures, has been developing a very different therapeutic appr0ach—Reality Therapy. The requirements of Reality Therapy - an intense personal involvement, facing reality, rejecting irresponsible behavior, and learning better ways to behave-—bear little resemblance to conventional therapy and produce markedly different results. Whether the patient thinks he is Napoleon, is running berserk, or has nervous headaches, the common cause is inability to fulfill the two essential needs: to love and be loved, and to feel worthwhile to ourselves and others. Those who for one reason or an- other are unable to fulfill these needs are irresponsible. Because Reality Therapy does not accept the concept of mental illness, the patient cannot evade responsibility. Little good and much harm come from delving into the patient’s history—-the past cannot be changed or allowed to be used as an excuse for present irresponsibility. Morality and discipline have a definite place in Reality Therapy. The first part of the book explains Reality Therapy and contrasts it with conventional treatment. The second part shows it in successful practice with individual cases and with groups of many different types: the almost forgotten men of a mental hospital’s back ward, bright and not so bright delinquent boys or girls, chronically disturbed students and veterans, suddenly and acutely disturbed businessmen or housewives, and many others. “As a research psychologist I can attest that there is today much additional supporting data of a thoroughly empirical nature and that the premises of Reality Therapy are rapidly gaining credence in many quarters. Its promise for the future seems very bright,” Dr. Mowrer. This book will offer challenging ideas to psychologists, teachers, social workers, ministers, penologists, and anyone else who is interested in human beings and the way their minds work.