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Reality Therapy

Definition: Method of psychotherapeutic treatment based on assumption of patients' personal responsibility for their own behavior. The therapist actively guides patients to accurate self-perception for fulfillment of needs of self-worth and respect for others. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
Notes: a psychother technique; DF: REALITY THER

Reality Therapy Definitions and Terms

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