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Logotherapy is based on the idea that humans are composed of body, mind and spirit. It asserts that life has meaning under all circumstances and people have the freedom and will to find meaning. According to logotherapy, each person is unique and life demands that we respond in a way that makes our decisions meaningful. The three main sources of meaning are purposeful work, facing difficulties with courage, and love for others.

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LOGOTHERAPY

“A SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF


HUMAN EXISTENCE”
Logotherapy Assumptions

1. The human being is an entity composed of:


body mind spirit
(soma) (psyche) (noos)

what we have what we are

2. Life has meaning under all circumstances, even the most


miserable. (ultimate meaning)

3. People have a will to meaning. (When we see meaning we


are ready for any type of suffering.)
Logotherapy Assumptions

4. People have freedom under all circumstances to activate


the will to find meaning.

5. Life has a demand quality to which people must respond


if decisions are to be meaningful.

6. The individual is unique. (We are irreplaceable.)

In essence, all humans are unique with an entity of body, mind


and spirit. We all go through unique situations and are constantly
looking to find meaning. We are free to do this at all times in response to
certain demands.
Frankl’s Sources of Meaning of Life

1. Purposeful work
Without work, people easily fall into an aimless existence. Work

provides both short- and longer-term objectives and completion of these

can result in a deep satisfaction and sense of value.

*Frankl had the manuscript of a book he had written confiscated. He


used this as a spur to re-write the book, using every scrap of paper he
could find.
Frankl’s Sources of Meaning of Life

2. Courage in the face of difficulty

Suffering as a source of meaning is both curious and also

understandable when it is seen in the light of pain that leads to

enlightenment.

*There is more than one religion in the world that is founded on the
suffering of its prophet.
Frankl’s Sources of Meaning of Life

3. Love

Love is the strongest bond between people and

will lead to wonderful inspiration and great sacrifice.

Many of the great works of art were inspired by love,

including more general love such as of nature or God.

*Frankl himself used his love of his wife to keep up his spirits and also
noticed how other prisoners used their connection with others to stay
positive in the face of extremely negative circumstances.

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