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The Basic Tenets Of Logotherapy
- Freedom Of Will: Human beings can freely choose their response to the outward circumstance.
- Will To Meaning: Human beings are completely free to achieve their goals and purposes in life, with the search for meaning being the primary motive, even forsaking pleasure for pain in the process.
- Meaning In Life: Meaning is an objective reality, and is not an illusion or a personal perception. Humans have the responsibility to be at their best possible selves by extracting meaning from every moment.
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Logotherapy: A Tri-Dimensional Ontology
Logotherapy looks at all the three dimensions of an individual:
- Psychological: Using paradoxical intention and de-reflection techniques to handle phobias, anxiety and compulsive disorders
- Physiological: Coping with suffering and physical pai...
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The Meaning Of Life Using Logotherapy
Logotherapy originated in the 1930s as a counter-response to the prevalent theories of the time, and examines the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of individuals. .
Its premise is that the strongest motivational force of an individual is to fi...
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The Techniques Of Logotherapy
- De-reflection: Individuals distance themselves from the negative aspects, obstacles and problems, and shift their focus onto something positive.
- Paradoxical Intention: Eradication or reduction in fear using humor, ridicule, and imagination.
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The Spiritual Dimension of Meaning
Humans normally function on primal reactions like negative self-talk, emotional outbursts and irrational actions based on outside events and circumstances. The lost ‘spiritual’ dimension of meaning is brought forward by Logotherapy.
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