Logotherapy

Logotherapy is Viktor Frankl's psychotherapeutic approach in which the search for meaning plays a central role.

Definition

Logotherapy assumes that people need meaning and can find meaning even in difficult conditions. It is not a simple motivation or an order to think positively. In practice, it directs attention to responsibility, values, the choice of attitude and the question of what a given situation requires from a person.

Key ideas

Missing key ideas.

Practice and life

In a difficult situation, write down: what I cannot change, what I am still responsible for and what sensible step I can take.

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to use logotherapy to downplay suffering. It is also a mistake to confuse meaning with an immediate sense of relief.

Questions for self-reflection

No questions for self-reflection.

Sources

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