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VIKTOR FRANKL LOGOTHERAPY

VIKTOR FRANKL LOGOTHERAPY. Theory of Choice Group Presentation Jaclyn Cervo Nora Coleman Michael Driscoll Kristella Matahartshorn Melissa Windham. Vienna, Austria Neurologist and Psychiatrist Specialized in suicide and depression. Viktor Frankl 1905-1997. World War II. 1942- Terezín

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VIKTOR FRANKL LOGOTHERAPY

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  1. VIKTOR FRANKLLOGOTHERAPY Theory of Choice Group Presentation Jaclyn Cervo Nora Coleman Michael Driscoll Kristella Matahartshorn Melissa Windham

  2. Vienna, Austria Neurologist and Psychiatrist Specialized in suicide and depression Viktor Frankl 1905-1997

  3. World War II • 1942- Terezín • October 1944- Auschwitz and Turkheim • April 1945- liberated by the Americans

  4. From Death-Camp to Existentialism • Freedom of will – responsibility • Will to meaning - striving vs. driven • Meaning of life - always possible • Creating - experiencing – suffering • Attitude toward guilt - pain- death

  5. Logotherapy • Meaning Centered Psychotherapy • Focus on the future • Emphasizes human responsibleness • Emotions are relative • Freedom

  6. Techniques • Role of therapist • Role of client • Intention • Length

  7. Spirituality • Noological vs. spiritual dimension • Conversion always possible • Being worthy of the cross • Humans capable of great good/evil • Conflicts with Christianity

  8. Closing Thoughts from Frankl • It doesn’t matter what we expect from life, but what life expects from us. • Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. • He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how. • That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.

  9. References Corey, G. (1996). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Frankl, V.E. (1967). Psychotherapy and existentialism: Selected papers on Logotherapy. New York: Simon & Schuster. Frankl, V.E. (1975). The unconscious God. New York: Simon & Schuster. Frankl, V.E. (1984). Man’s search for meaning: An introduction to logotherapy. New York: Simon & Schuster. Frankl, V. E. (1986). The doctor and the soul. New York: Vintage Books. Frankl, V. E. (2000).  Man's search for ultimate meaning. New York: MJF Books. Jones, S. & Butman R. (1991), Modern Psychotherapies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal, Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. Rice, G. (n.d.). Life and works of viktor frankl. Retrieved from http://www.logotherapyinstitute.org/life-and-works.html

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