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
- There is no such thing as mental illness
- Unhappy relationships are usually the result of one person trying to control another
- 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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