What is Logotherapy? a) Definition Literally‚ logotherapy means ’therapy through meaning’. It’s an active-directive therapy aimed at helping people specifically with meaning crises‚ which manifest themselves either ina feeling of aimlessness or indirectly through addiction‚ alcoholism or depression. Logotherapy also employs techniques useful for phobias‚ anxiety‚ obsessive-compulsive disorders and medical ministry. Other applications include working with juvenile delinquents‚ career counselling
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What is Logotherapy? Literally‚ logotherapy means ’therapy through meaning’. It’s an active-directive therapy aimed at helping people specifically with meaning crises‚ which manifest themselves either ina feeling of aimlessness or indirectly through addiction‚ alcoholism or depression. Logotherapy also employs techniques useful for phobias‚ anxiety‚ obsessive-compulsive disorders and medical ministry. Other applications include working with juvenile delinquents‚ career counselling and helping all
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Frankl’s family lived close to Alfred Adler‚ known as the Father of Individual Psychology and Freud’s former student. At the tender age of 3‚ Frankl settled on medicine as his career choice‚ but became interested in philosophy in his teens. His decision to study psychiatry then allowed him to marry medicine and philosophy and study both. Having been born in Vienna‚ he was exposed to psychoanalysis at a young age‚ and established correspondence with Freud while still in high school. At 19‚ Frankl
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Techniques of Logotherapy Paradoxical Intention The therapist encourages the patient to intend or wish for‚ even if only for a second‚ precisely what they fear. oUsed for obsessive‚ compulsive and phobic conditions (not for suicidal or schizophrenic patients). oUseful in cases of underlying anticipatory anxiety‚ often works very quickly. oMobilises the human capacity for self-detachment‚ often with a sense of humour oHans Gerz claims that paradoxical intention is successful in 80-90% of cases
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Banana in a nutshell Cultural reading Rosanne Liang’s 2005 film Banana in a nutshell is a documentary which explores an intimate portrait of a Chinese-European couple in New Zealand‚ and their journey to get a blessing for marriage from traditional Chinese parents. This film represents the boundaries created by the Chinese culture with regards to a chinese woman falling in love and marrying a New Zealander. In this essay the cultural ‘ reading’ of the film is examined. At the beginning of the
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microeconomics from old-fashioned price theory; one evolved from the other naturally and without significant controversy. The strength of microeconomics comes from the simplicity of its underlying structure and its close touch with the real world. In a nutshell‚ microeconomics has to do with supply and demand‚ and with the way they interact in various markets. Microeconomic analysis moves easily and painlessly from one topic to another and lies at the center of most of the recognized subfields of economics
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The Different Styles of Playing Badminton * In badminton‚ there are three main types of games. There are Singles‚ Doubles and Mixed Doubles. * A singles match in badminton features one player on each side of the net. You’ll get more of a cardiovascular workout in a singles game than in a game of doubles‚ because you are responsible for the entire side of your court. * A typical singles badminton match consists of a best two-out-of-three game series. Play each game to 21 points unless
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Viktor Frankel: Logotherapy Viktor Frankel believed in the theory of logotherapy. Logotherapy is the therapy of meaning‚ the essence of the human being and the will to meaning. According to Viktor Frankel the will to meaning is the essence of life and who we are. The theory of logotherapy is different than Freudian psychoanalysis because Freud believed in studying the past. He believed that the future was determined and the analyst was the key. Frankel believed in the future and the freedom of
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Should Abortion Be Banned (Except in Special Circumstances Like Saving the Mother’s Life)? In a Nutshell Yes No Abortion is a form of murder and demeans the value of human life. Other birth control is readily available; thus‚ abortion shouldn’t be a form of birth control. The societal contributions of a potentially valuable human being are wiped out. Women who have abortions often suffer major psychological damage from the experience along with‚ in some cases‚ the father of the child
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Running head: LOGOTHERAPY Case Study of Logotherapy Dee‚ is a 34 year-old‚ single‚ white female‚ who lives in the Midwest. She works as a group home supervisor for head-injured adults. She has recently lost her father (please be specific I am assuming her father died)‚ ended a domestic relationship (did she end it‚ the partner or was it a mutual decision?)‚ and has taken a leave of absence in order to "get herself together" after experiencing conflicts at her job. Dee initially comes
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