GERO-1016EL Study Guide - Final Guide: Viktor Frankl, Logotherapy, Neurosis
14 Dec 2018
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Module 10 meaning in later life viktor frankl and logotherapy. Third age and the potential meanings that come with it. Individuals who were not able to find meaning usually died: accomplished many things after surviving war, biggest accomplishment was the creation of logotherapy, drugless type of therapy for people who suffered from depression and several other neurotic disorders. Rooted from greek word logos which means meaning. Believes main drive in life is the drive to meaning. Challenge facing all of us is to grasp the unconditional meaningfulness that underlies human life or to accept the reality of a living god who cares about us spite of the suffering. Approach one: through experiential values, by experiencing something or someone we value, most important experiential value he claims is love. Involves how we deal with suffering: suffering is part of life and if embraced can teach us a lot of life"s meaning.
