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Aug 14, 2014 · We can find meaning in life in three different ways, termed as values by Frankl: • By creating a work or doing a deed • By experiencing something or encountering someone
- Beate von Devivere
- 2018
Sep 7, 2023 · Logotherapy is a form of psychotherapy developed by Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. The word “logos” in Logotherapy refers to meaning or purpose, emphasizing the central focus of this therapeutic approach.
The goal of human life, argues Frankl, is to find meaning and order in the world for "me" personally and "us" collectively--both as an individual and a social sense of purpose and orderliness of the inner and outer environment.
- John H. Morgan
- 1983
Jun 6, 2022 · Frankl viewed logotherapy as a way to enhance existing therapies by emphasizing the “meaning-dimension” or spiritual dimension of human beings. Three philosophical and psychological concepts make up Frankl’s logotherapy: freedom of will, will to meaning, and meaning of life (Batthyany, 2019).
Search for Meaning, the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl's struggle to hold on to hope during his three years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, is a true classic.
Frankl formulated the basis of his existential approach to psychological practice before World War II (WWII). However, his experiences in the concentration camps confirmed his view that it is through a search for meaning and purpose in life that individuals can endure hardship and suffering.
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Mar 26, 2013 · For Frankl, meaning came from three possible sources: purposeful work, love, and courage in the face of difficulty. In examining the “intensification of inner life” that helped prisoners stay alive, he considers the transcendental power of love: Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved.