Overview
- Case studies using logotherapy in diverse settings
- Meaning-centered programs and interventions in the workplace
- Innovative approaches to finding meaning with at-risk children and young adults
Part of the book series: Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna (LOGO EXIST, volume 2)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Prevention and Amelioration of Suffering, Fostering Hope
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Research in Logotherapy: Empirical Studies
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Keywords
- Viktor Frankl
- Existential Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- philosophical psychology
- psychotherapy
- moral psychology
- paradoxical intention
- clinical psychology
- existential psychiatry
- existential analysis
- coping
- counseling
- Meaning-centered therapy
- meaning-centered psychotherapy
- logotherapy
- developmental psychology
- free will
- soma, psyche, spirit
About this book
The second volume in the series presents ground-breaking advances of Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and existential analysis, with emphasis on the discovery of meaning as central to coping, resilience, and growth. Noted contributors from around the world present empirical and case study evidence for the importance of meaning in diverse populations and settings, as well as theoretical and philosophical perspectives on Frankl’s body of thought.
The book opens with a historical perspective of the development of logotherapy and personal experiences of those close to Frankl. A section on the amelioration of suffering provides insights into moral injury and finding meaning in blows of fate (unavoidable suffering, death, the injustice of poverty, and international conflict). Powerful case studies address Frankl’s tragic triad (guilt, suffering, death): facing the end of life, PTSD, childhood sexual abuse/neglect, and suicide prevention. Empirical studies address the search for purpose in life, qualities of meaning among the gifted, and service motivation in college students. Meaning-centered approaches are applied to working with youth and adults in schools and the workplace. Philosophical applications of logotherapy connect Frankl’s theory with Buddhist thought and a flaw in the nature vs. nurture theory; the dimensional ontology is expanded into four dimensions. Book reviews evaluate topics of interest to logotherapists.
Topics include:- Case studies using logotherapy in diverse settings
- Meaning-centered programs and interventions in the workplace
- Innovative approaches to finding meaning with at-risk children and young adults
- Applications of logotherapy in military and childhood PTSD
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration of logotherapy with rational-emotive therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, positive psychology and Theravāda Buddhism
- Philosophical applications and extensions of logotheory
- Empirical studies on processes and measures of logotherapy
Volume II of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis is intended for caregivers, practitioners, researchers, and students in the fields of logotherapy, mental health, education, workplace management, industrial psychology, and laypeople interested in finding meaning.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jay Levinson, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He has lectured internationally and served on the faculties of both the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the only person to publish research integrating the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl (meaning in life) and Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (meaning in death). He was privileged to serve as a special assistant, colleague, and friend to Dr. Frankl for over 20 years and edited his last book, Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning. In addition, Existential Psychotherapy of Meaning, co-edited by Dr. Alexander Batthyány and Dr. Levinson, is a compilation of the next generation of work in logotherapy. Dr. Levinson was recently honored by the Vienna Institute of Logotherapy with its Lifetime Achievement Award and was made an Honorary Member of the Austrian Medical Society. In an effort to give back to his community, he has served on boards of several charitable foundations including the Vienna Institute of Logotherapy and was a founder of the Baltimore Ronald McDonald House.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
Editors: Charles L. McLafferty, Jr., Jay Levinson
Series Title: Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48922-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-48921-1Published: 14 April 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-48924-2Due: 16 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-48922-8Published: 13 April 2024
Series ISSN: 2366-7559
Series E-ISSN: 2366-7567
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 418
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Developmental Psychology