16 Choice & Reality

Assumptions of Rational Choice Theory Humans are purposive and goal oriented. Humans have sets of hierarchically ordered preferences, or utilities. In choosing lines of behavior, humans make rational calculations with respect to: the utility of alternative lines of...

24 Attribution Training

Clinical Prompt There are three steps to effective use of Attribution: it must be applied in a situation where people are thinking about why things are happening, the explanation must be an internal attribution, and the attribution must convey a positive message....

26 The Calm Technique

The enclosed techniques and procedures were developed with materials from a book titled The Calm Technique by Paul Wilson. The book was published by Barnes & Noble in 1999 after an earlier edition published in 1985. We have obviously adapted the material toward...

15 Reactive Attachment Disorder

INTRODUCTION “Unattached children…have an uncanny ability to appear attractive, bright, loving . . . helpless, hopeless, lost . . . or promising, creative, and intelligent, as may suit their needs at the time. Therefore, strangers, helpful neighbors, even...

23 Assertiveness

This material is developed using information from three major sources: Chapter 6, Assertiveness Groups by Martha Davis, PhD, which appears in the book Focal Group Psychotherapy, Edited by Matthew McKay & Kim Paleg, 1992, New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Your...