What is the most appropriate goal of Logotherapy?

The correct answer is Option (2) → To facilitate the client to find the meaning of his/her being

Option (1) To unlearn faulty behaviour patterns — Incorrect. This is the aim of behaviour therapy, which extinguishes faulty behaviours and puts adaptive behaviour patterns in their place through antecedent and consequent operations.

Option (2) To facilitate the client to find the meaning of his/her being — Correct. Victor Frankl’s logotherapy, ‘treatment for the soul’, helps patients find meaning and responsibility in their life irrespective of their circumstances. The therapist stays with the here and now, and the goal is to facilitate the client to find the meaning of her/his being.

Option (3) Cognitive restructuring which in turn reduces anxiety — Incorrect. Cognitive restructuring belongs to cognitive therapy, such as Beck’s: the therapist’s gentle questioning changes the client’s negative automatic thoughts, and the anxiety comes down.

Option (4) To increase an individual’s self-awareness — Incorrect. This is the goal of gestalt therapy of Fritz and Laura Perls, which aims to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance by helping the client recognise blocked-out feelings.