PSY290H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Logotherapy, Existentialism, Self-Determination
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Logotherapy=meaning in human existence (search for meaning/man"s search for meaning) Pg 21 why he named it logotherapy (logos=meaning: logic , for example, is based off of logos. Existential vacuum: 1) feeling that one"s life is empty and devoid of meaning, 2) widespread phenomenon of the modern age, 3) private and personal form of nihilism. Meaning: there is an ultimate meaning meaning to life in general, frankl : super , nietzsche: ascetic, there is an individual meaning to my life, goals such as ideal academic, recreational, volunteer. Nihilism: life is lacking ultimate meaning, purpose, worth. Life is lacking a sense of meaning (in terms of personal goals/direction) Existential vacuum causes/reasons: 1) boredom, 2) sunday neurosis , 3) unemployment neurosis , 4) depression, aggression, addiction, 5) will to power (not nietzsche"s idea of will to power) Noogenic: noos (nous) = mind/spirit/the animating rational force in your existence, the dimension of human existence .
