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.)
a psychother technique; DF: REALITY THER
Other names Therapies, Reality; Reality Therapies; Therapy, Reality
