Choice theory presentation

Choice theory presentation

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  CHOICE THEORY Presented by: Rowena B.Vargas
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  Dr. William Glasser *Born in 1925 in Cleveland,Ohio. * Psychiatrist, author, founded The William Glasser Institute. * Developed Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. * Thought to be one of the greatest educational thinkers of our time * Contends that behaviour in school will not improve until we change the way we work with students
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  GLASSERS’ CHOICE THEORY  Anexplanation of human behavior  Dr. Glasser explains that all we do all our lives is behave, and that we choose our behavior in an attempt to meet one or more of the five basic human needs that are built into our genetic structure.  a form of internal control psychology, asa form of internal control psychology, as opposed to external control psychologyopposed to external control psychology  Student behaviour is determined by student choice, not teacher control
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  “Students will notwillingly engage in schoolwork unless if offers interesting activities to meet their basic needsbasic needs for security, belonging, power, fun and freedom.” - William Glasser CHOICE THEORY
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  Five Components…
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  Human Basic NeedsHumanBasic Needs……  SurvivalSurvival – physical needs, food, water,– physical needs, food, water, securitysecurity  Love and belongingLove and belonging – connecting with other– connecting with other people that are important to youpeople that are important to you  PowerPower – success, acknowledgement from– success, acknowledgement from others, achievementothers, achievement  FreedomFreedom – to have choices and control in– to have choices and control in your life…freedom from…. And freedom to…your life…freedom from…. And freedom to…  FunFun – laughter, the genetic reward for– laughter, the genetic reward for learninglearning
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  2.Quality World  describesas a "personal picture album" of all the people, things, ideas, and ideals that we have discovered increase the quality of our lives.  the specific motivation  pictures detail how we meet those needs  unique
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  3.Perceived World  onlyway we experience the real world is through our perceptual system. Information about the real world comes to us first through our sensory system  these sensations pass through our perceptual system, beginning with what Glasser calls our total knowledge filter, which represents everything we know or have experienced.
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  4.Comparing Place  Aswe experience life, we are constantly comparing what we want (our Quality World pictures) with what we've got (our Perceived World). When the two match fairly well, we feel good. When there is a mismatch, you feel a degree of frustration, depending on how important the Quality World picture is to you. That frustration signal, as Glasser terms it, is felt as an urge to behave in a way that will help us get more of what we want.
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  5. Total Behavior One of Dr. Glasser's major premises is that "All behavior is purposeful."  Made up of four components: 1. Acting 2. Thinking 3. Feeling 4. Physiology
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  Caring Habits  Supporting Encouraging  Listening  Accepting  Trusting  Respecting  Negotiating differences Deadly Habits  Criticizing  Blaming  Complaining  Nagging  Threatening  Punishing  Bribing or rewarding to control Seven Connecting Habits vs. Seven Deadly Habits
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   The onlyperson whose behavior we can control is our own.  All we can give another person is information.  All long-lasting psychological problems are relationship problems.  The problem relationship is always part of our present life.  What happened in the past has everything to do with what we are today, but we can only satisfy our basic needs right now and plan to continue satisfying them in the future. THE TEN AXIOMS OF CHOICE THEORY
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   We canonly satisfy our needs by satisfying the pictures in our Quality World.  All we do is behave.  All behavior is Total Behavior and is made up of four components: acting, thinking, feeling and physiology.  All Total Behavior is chosen, but we only have direct control over the acting and thinking components. We can only control our feeling and physiology indirectly through how we choose to act and think.  All Total Behavior is designated by verbs and named by the part that is the most recognizable.
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  “We can notcontrol anyone besides ourselves. We cannot “make” students do anything, but we can influence them to do things that lead to better behavior and increased success.” - William Glasser
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  We have thechoice to choose….. Thank you