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. Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (CTRT) practitioners and instructors always face a challenging moment when Clinicians asking them if CTRT is evidence based practice.. Choice Theory Concepts:. A: Basic NeedsB: QW, PWC: RelationshipD: Happiness. Is there any scientific evidence for Basic Ne
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1. Is Reality Therapy Evidence-Based Practice or Empirically Supported treatment?
Ali Sahebi Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
Senior Faculty, The William Glasser Institute
2. Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (CTRT) practitioners and instructors always face a challenging moment when Clinicians asking them if CTRT is evidence based practice.
3. Choice Theory Concepts: A: Basic Needs
B: QW, PW
C: Relationship
D: Happiness
4. Is there any scientific evidence for Basic Needs?
5. Evidence #1 Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp at Bowling Green State University (2000) introduced Seven Pre-wired Emotional Commands in Human brain.
In reality, emotional command systems are nerve-based circuits that coordinate electrochemical signals in the brain.
Panksepp, J. (1998) Affective Neuroscience: The Foundation of human and Animal Emotion.NY. Oxford University Press
6. The 7 Emotional Command systems: 1. The Commander-in-chief
2. The Explorer
3. The Sensualist
4. The Energy Czar
5. The Jester
6. The Sentry
7. The Nest-builder