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Glassner's Point of View

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Describe William Glasser's views on assessment and diagnosis.

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How did Glassner feel about patients? He felt that people had the need to be happy.

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William Glasser was very different from his other colleagues. He was the founder of the Reality Therapy and Choice Theory Psychology (Psychology Today). He challenged the traditional approach to psychiatry, and then an increasing number of people began to accept and agree with his theory. Early on, Glassner had a different belief and doubted the presence or existence of mental disease that are in the DSM, and was opposed to prescribing powerful and mind altering medications. Many people in various ...

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