Logotherapy Research Paper

Viktor Frankel: Logotherapy

Viktor Frankel believed in the theory of logotherapy. Logotherapy is the therapy of meaning, the essence of the human being and the will to meaning. According to Viktor Frankel the will to meaning is the essence of life and who we are. The theory of logotherapy is different than Freudian psychoanalysis because Freud believed in studying the past. He believed that the future was determined and the analyst was the key. Frankel believed in the future and the freedom of choice, he believed that the patient was the key, which opposite of what Freud is believed. Frankel believed that the will to meaning is the essence of the human being, this is important because having meaning in your life makes life worth living. Without life meaning there is nothing truly fulfilling in life.
The only person who can fill the emptiness is yourself because you are the only person who can decide your future. I agree with Frankels idea of the existential vacuum because I believe that you are the only person who can change your future and you are the only one who can make your life have meaning. There is also the idea of existential frustration which is the emptiness you feel when you are not doing what you were meant to do in life. For example, if I were to become a teacher but my life passion was to be a doctor I might feel existential frustration because I have not reached my high point of achievement in becoming a doctor, what I was meant to