The purpose of this study is to reexamine logotherapy of Viktor Frankl which is one of approach methods in counseling in the modern meaning.
Viktor Frankl who contributed to the existentialism approach in counseling has presented logotherapy which is...
The purpose of this study is to reexamine logotherapy of Viktor Frankl which is one of approach methods in counseling in the modern meaning.
Viktor Frankl who contributed to the existentialism approach in counseling has presented logotherapy which is a new psychotherapy emphasizing the possibility of human being, and the freedom of will of human.
What contents to deal with this study, it presents the historical, philosophical backgrounds of logotherapy, the basic concept of logotherapy, and the principle of logotherapy.
Logotherapy which is based on the philosophy of existentialism is concerned in the meaning transcending beyond existence or being, and explains the freedom of will, the will to meaning, and the meaning of life in fundamental ideas.
Doing against pan-determinism ignoring the ability of the freedom of choice of human, human though facing any situations, having the freedom of will about the attitude to take the situations, it depending on himself whether human can achive the meaning or not, has the will to meaning. According to the specific situations of each, the meaning of life being various, the individual meaning of life of each can not be alternated and is unique.
All techniques of logotherapy are based on capacity of self-transcendence and self-detachment which is essential characters of human existence. As to the representative examples of technique, it is said that dereflection and paradoxical intention.
Logotherapy lays emphasis on meaning discovery of human existence rather than the cause to symptoms as non-cause therapy.