Choice Theory

5 Basic Theoretical Principles

Survival

Love & Belonging

Power

Freedom

Fun

Quality world

People

Things/Experiences/Activities

Ideas/Systems of belief

Total behavior

Acting

Thinking

Feeling

Physiology

Psychopathology

  1. There is no such thing as mental illness
  1. Unhappy relationships are usually the result of one person trying to control another
  1. Three explanations for mental problems

Restraining anger

Getting help

Avoiding

Ten axioms

The only person whose behavior we can control is our own

All we can give another person is information

All long-lasting psychological problems are relationship problems

Problem relationship is always a part of life

We can only satisfy our basic needs right now and plan to continue satisfying them in the future

We satisfy our needs by satisfying the pictures in our quality world

All we do is behave

All behavior is chosen

All behavior is total behavior

All total behavior is designated

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