Juvenile Delinquency And The Choice Theory

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First of all, I am going to talk about and describe the theory I chose to use for this paper. Out of the seven possible theories to choose from I chose the choice Theory. I picked the choice theory for a variety of reasons, but mainly because it was the one I was most interested about and the one which I thought I could get the most information out of. Now that you know what theory I have chosen to use for this assignment, I am going to tell you all about the choice theory. So what is choice theory? The choice theory was developed by the famous psychiatrist William Glasser. According to Glasser and the original version of the choice theory, “We are motivated by a never-ending quest to satisfy the following 5 basic needs woven into our genes: to love and belong, to be powerful, to be free, to have fun and to survive.” Glasser believed that the choice theory contends that we are internationally motivated, not externally motivated by rewards and punishment. The choice theory was originally called the “control theory”, but Glasser switched the name to the “choice theory” in 1996 to emphasize that virtually all behavior is chosen. According to the choice theory we are not motivated by rewards or punishment so what does motivate us to make choices? The choice theory represents an alternative to behaviorism and other external control psychologies. Rather than seeing people as “shaped” by rewards and punishment, the choice theory suggests that we always have some capacity to make choices and exercise control in our own lives. The choice theory teaches us that we are always motivated by what we want at that moment. It emphasizes the importance of building and maintaining positive relationships with others to create a shared vision. Since the choice theory is such a broad theory I found a summary for the theory as a whole. First, a basic understanding of

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