Hello again,
I've been reading lately Glasser's Internet promotion of Choice theory. I've
found out that he is using terms as "purposefull behaviour",
"reorganisation", "comparison"...as his idea. Is that so ?
[From Rick Marken (2007.09.30.0945)]
Hello again,
HI Boris --
I've been reading lately Glasser's Internet promotion of Choice theory. I've
found out that he is using terms as "purposefull behaviour",
"reorganisation", "comparison"...as his idea. Is that so ?
I suppose. I just went over to Glasser's site and found a lot of
pretty shallow blather about people choosing their own behavior and
all problems being relationship problems. I guess that's what sells.
Why do you ask?
Best
Rick
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On 9/29/07, Boris Hartman <boris.hartman@masicom.net> wrote:
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Richard S. Marken PhD
rsmarken@gmail.com
Hello Richard and everybody ! :)))
Glad to hear from you again and thanks for your question.
I'm aksing about these terms baecause they are widely spreading in "Choice
Theory" and my oppinion is that Glasser is building in background "new
theory" which for my taste ressembles to much on PCT principles and nobody
recognize Bill as an author. Of course as I don't know much about past
events, I could be wrong. So I asked my PCT familiy :))
In his first book "Control theory", Glasser published that with help of
theoretical Book of William T. Powers : "Behaviour : The control of
perception" he got acquainted with Control Theory and was enthusiastic about
possibilities of her use in lifting the quality of life. And he wrote, that
his book is an attempt to transfer these possibilities to praktice. So there
isn't any doubt for public about who is the author as for me never was. So I
also don't doubt about that "Chioce Theory" is just Part 2 of "Control
Theory". So base is still PCT.
But as I lately spoke to my past friends in RT, I got the impression that
Control Theory is changing to "Choice Theory" with some principles of PCT
which are claimed to be Glassers.
I'm confused. I look to Croatia and Slovenian Glasser institut and I made a
complaint about what's going on. I warned them that they should be exact
about what is what and whose in whose. I got an answer that Glasser thinks
that some aspects of PCT can be explained in a more simple way (!?) and that
is necessary for the clients as it serves as therapeutical means.
So in further disccusions I could need more arguments what Glasser indeed
know in the beginning, and what he add later as his contribution "in more
simple way". It's clear to me that the Choice Theory is mislead, but these
terms which I pointed out are to close to PCT even if they "grow" on basis
of Maslow needs.
I remember also Bill did a very correct thing. He pointed out what was Ashby
idea. And that is fair.
I would be glad if you can point out some previous disccusions or your
oppinion what will show me more exactly what Glasser knew before he "came to
PCT". The presumption is of course that I'm not wrong about what's happening.
Regards, Boris