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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Logotherapy in a Nutshell | 3 |
| logotherapy canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| 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
ⓘ
depression ⓘ existential crises ⓘ loss and grief ⓘ substance use problems ⓘ |
| associatedWith | existential analysis ⓘ |
| assumes |
humans are meaning-seeking beings
ⓘ
meaning can be found in all circumstances ⓘ |
| basedIn | existential philosophy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
helping individuals find meaning in life ⓘ purpose in life ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
existentialism
ⓘ
phenomenology ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| partOf | third Viennese school of psychotherapy ⓘ |
| recognizes | existential vacuum ⓘ |
| therapeuticGoal |
help clients discover unique life tasks
ⓘ
promote resilience through meaning ⓘ strengthen sense of purpose ⓘ |
| usedIn |
group therapy
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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
this entity surface form:
Logotherapy in a Nutshell
this entity surface form:
Logotherapy in a Nutshell