logotherapy
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Logotherapy is an existential form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping individuals find meaning and purpose in life as the primary driver of psychological well-being.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential psychotherapy
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meaning-centered therapy → psychotherapeutic approach → |
| addresses | feelings of emptiness and boredom → |
| aimsTo | enhance psychological well-being through meaning → |
| appliesTo |
anxiety
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depression → existential crises → loss and grief → substance use problems → |
| associatedWith | existential analysis → |
| assumes |
humans are meaning-seeking beings
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meaning can be found in all circumstances → |
| basedIn | existential philosophy → |
| contrastsWith |
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
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surface form: "Adlerian psychotherapy"
psychoanalysis → |
| coreConcept |
freedom of will
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noögenic neurosis → responsibility → search for meaning → will to meaning → |
| developedBy | Viktor Frankl → |
| documentedIn | Man's Search for Meaning → |
| emphasizes |
human capacity to choose one’s attitude
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meaning as primary motivational force → responsible decision-making → transcendence of self → |
| focusesOn |
existential fulfillment
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helping individuals find meaning in life → purpose in life → |
| influencedBy |
existentialism
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phenomenology → |
| originatedIn |
20th century
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Vienna → |
| partOf | third Viennese school of psychotherapy → |
| recognizes | existential vacuum → |
| therapeuticGoal |
help clients discover unique life tasks
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promote resilience through meaning → strengthen sense of purpose → |
| usedIn |
group therapy
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individual psychotherapy → palliative care → pastoral counseling → |
| usesTechnique |
Socratic dialogue
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attitude modification → dereflection → paradoxical intention → |
| viewsHumanBeingAs | bio-psycho-spiritual unity → |
| viewsSufferingAs | potential source of meaning → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Man's Search for Meaning"
this entity surface form: "Logotherapy in a Nutshell"