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MENTAL MODEL · M4276

Logotherapy

Logotherapy
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

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Logotherapy is a form of existential therapy developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is founded on the premise that the primary motivational force of individuals is to find meaning in life. Frankl describes it as "the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy" along with Freud's psychoanalysis and Alfred Adler's individual psychology.

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Logotherapy is a form of existential therapy developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is founded on the premise that the primary motivational force of individuals is to find meaning in life.

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Frankl's logotherapy: The most fundamental motivation of human beings is the search for meaning; finding meaning enables one to endure suffering. The mechanism is to shift attention from symptoms to values and responsibility.

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