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Control theory in the practice of reality therapy : case studies / edited by Naomi Glasser : commentary by William Glasser.

Contributor(s): Glasser, Naomi | Glasser, William, 1925-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Harper & Row, 1989Description: xv, 319 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0060964006 ; 0060551747 .Subject(s): Glasser, William, 1925- | Reality therapy -- Case studies | Control theory -- Case studiesDDC classification: 616.8914
Contents:
Introduction -- Control theory / William Glasser -- From acting out to joining in, a young teenager learns better behaviors / Roger D. Zeeman -- Symptoms: the price we pay to control, choosing anxiety and fear as a way to cope with life's problems / Tom Ashley Strohl -- Value judgements sometimes don't come easily, a prisoner in a maximum security segregation unit meets a reality therapist who refuses to give up / Mary A. Corry -- A priceless gift, a child succeeds in school despite serious problems at home with her school counselor learns from her about the strength of the human spirit / Megan G. Fates -- "I'm not going to let them affect me", an abused child finds a new life for herself / Terri Leonard -- The little girl wakes up, becoming a survivor of incest / Janet A. Thatcher -- Why bother going on?, a mother is overwhelmed dealing with the death of a son and irresponsible behaviors of others in the home / Thomas J. Smith -- Finding her own way, breaking away from the family mold and developing a strong, comfortable identity / Shelley Anne Brierley -- Becoming a certain man, an immature young man sets realistic goals and learns to value himself / Suzy Hallock -- So good as acting bad, a teenage girl who just wants to make trouble at school changes her image / Barbara Hammel -- Father and son learn together, a father gives up depressing and criticizing as a son struggles to develop responsible behaviors / Georgellen Hofhine -- Pictures in conflict, a family deals with the unrealistic wants of elderly aunts / Robert E. Wubbolding -- Starved for affection, the use and treatment of eating disorders / Linda Shimko Geronilla.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 616.8914 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00018494
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 616.8914 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00018495
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Case studies provide the reader with a variety of interesting examples of ways that control theory can be translated into the practice of reality therapy. . . . Dr. Glasser's] commentaries . . . are one of the strengths of the book."--Gerald Corey

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309) and index.

Introduction -- Control theory / William Glasser -- From acting out to joining in, a young teenager learns better behaviors / Roger D. Zeeman -- Symptoms: the price we pay to control, choosing anxiety and fear as a way to cope with life's problems / Tom Ashley Strohl -- Value judgements sometimes don't come easily, a prisoner in a maximum security segregation unit meets a reality therapist who refuses to give up / Mary A. Corry -- A priceless gift, a child succeeds in school despite serious problems at home with her school counselor learns from her about the strength of the human spirit / Megan G. Fates -- "I'm not going to let them affect me", an abused child finds a new life for herself / Terri Leonard -- The little girl wakes up, becoming a survivor of incest / Janet A. Thatcher -- Why bother going on?, a mother is overwhelmed dealing with the death of a son and irresponsible behaviors of others in the home / Thomas J. Smith -- Finding her own way, breaking away from the family mold and developing a strong, comfortable identity / Shelley Anne Brierley -- Becoming a certain man, an immature young man sets realistic goals and learns to value himself / Suzy Hallock -- So good as acting bad, a teenage girl who just wants to make trouble at school changes her image / Barbara Hammel -- Father and son learn together, a father gives up depressing and criticizing as a son struggles to develop responsible behaviors / Georgellen Hofhine -- Pictures in conflict, a family deals with the unrealistic wants of elderly aunts / Robert E. Wubbolding -- Starved for affection, the use and treatment of eating disorders / Linda Shimko Geronilla.

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