Control theory, which is a new theory of how all living organisms function, will be explained. Discussion will show how this theory supports Reality Therapy and how Reality Therapy is enhanced by the knowledge of this theory.
Workshop 01 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 - Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), featuring Albert Ellis, PhD.
The main principles and most popular techniques of rational-emotive therapy will be presented and discussed. There will be live demonstrations with volunteers from the audience.
A multigenerational approach using co-therapy can enhance the effectiveness of family therapy. Cross-generational feedback avoids imprisonment in traditional transference. Family stress episodes can be seen as a multiprojectional process.
Social anxieties are the most common constituent of neuroses. Their different dynamics in a spectrum of cases will be described, and their role in agoraphobia and panic disorder will be presented. It will be seen how treatments, dictated by dynamics revealed in case analyses, are correspondingly successful.