got out. For example‚ he was set on completing his manuscript on logotherapy which also symbolized his hope for the future. He was able to find this meaning and live his life to the best he could‚ even though he knew that he might not have anyone to go home to. The life in the concentration camps was not only brutal‚ but meaningless‚ which made it hard to pass the hours while suffering so greatly. Overall‚ Frankl’s concept of logotherapy is when all external desires are gone‚ and a human is in a state
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Existentialism: A Theoretical Orientation Jared Smith Nevada State College In the mental health profession‚ there are many theoretical approaches available to therapists to help them in understanding their clients. These theoretical approaches‚ “provide a frame work for conceptualizing client problems and determining a course of action in counseling” (Erford‚ 2010). Existentialism is one of many theoretical orientations of the mental health profession within the human services industry available
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References: Villar‚ I. (2009). Implementing a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program in the Philippines. Makati City: Aligned Transformations Publications From “Logo Therapy Basic Principles” by Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logotherapy From “Foundation of Healing; Sample Chapter” by dharma-haven.org http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/healing-power-of-mind.htm
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she was working with young man suffering spinal cord injury during her doctorate level coursework at the University of Alabama in the 1970’s. She contacted Dr. Frankl to find out more about his theory and the therapy associated with it (called Logotherapy)‚ in the hope that it would help her patients find meaning in life despite their tragedies. Since then‚ many other nurses have used this theory to help their patients. Today‚ Patricia Lee Starck‚ Ph.D.‚ R.N.‚ F.A.A.N is currently dean of The
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In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor Frankl describes his revolutionary type of psychotherapy. He calls this therapy‚ logotherapy‚ from the Greek word "logos"‚ which denotes meaning. This is centered on man’s primary motivation of his search for meaning. To Frankl‚ finding meaning in life is a stronger force than any subconscious drive. He draws from his own experiences in a Nazi concentration camp to create and support this philosophy of man’s existence. Frankl endured much suffering during
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concentration camps. Later‚ while in Auschwitz‚ to give himself a sense of purpose‚ he observed his fellow prisoners and their individual experiences. Once returning home after being freed‚ he developed an entirely new method of therapy called Logotherapy. He wrote A Man’s Search For Meaning in order to explain how the theory came about as well as to add a different perspective to the many books being written about the reality of the Nazi concentration camps. It is a difficult task to summarize
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In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor Frankl‚ a Jewish psychiatrist‚ reflects on his experiences in a German concentration camp during the Holocaust. In the book‚ Frankl shows how one might find hope in light of adversity and meaning despite despair. In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ one can find a response to the problem of evil in the world‚ and embrace the Jesuitical ideal of vocation Frankl organizes a prisoner’s experience in a concentration camp into three separate phases of mental reactions‚ "The
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behaviors and actions. As a part of resilience building‚ there are appraisal focused‚ problem focused or emotion focused forms of coping. Viktor Frankl is a neurologist and psychiatrist who created logotherapy‚ a therapy that seeks to heal through access to meaning and purpose in spiritual terms. Logotherapy has great impact on the
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the Amazon forest! At first‚ I needed to find out who was Victor Frankl; I needed to look in depth who was this person. After numerous searches‚ I found out he was born in 1905 and died in 1997; he was a neurologist‚ psychiatrist‚ founder of logotherapy‚ and existential analysis. And most importantly‚ he was an Auschwitz survivor. Dr Frankl authored thirty two books that were published in no less than 29 languages. The book I was supposed to review‚
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This essay sets out to explore Viktor E Frankl and his key concepts of freedom‚ responsibility and meaning in his existential theory and the relevance of these concepts within the counselling setting. Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) was born into a Jewish family‚ his experience in the concentration camps during the 2nd world war clearly helped shaped his beliefs and his subsequent approach to methods of counselling and therapy. However‚ prior to the war Frankl was himself an eminent physician and neurologist
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