Consider the following statements about Logotherapy:
(A) The therapist is open and shares her/his feelings, values and own existence with the client.
(B) The emphasis is on here and now.
(C) Transference is actively encouraged.
(D) The goal is to facilitate the client to find the meaning of her/his being.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
(A) The therapist is open and shares her/his feelings, values and own existence with the client. — Correct. The logotherapist is open with the client and shares her/his own feelings, values and existence.
(B) The emphasis is on here and now. — Correct. Logotherapy keeps the focus on the present; the therapist reminds the client about the immediacy of the present.
(C) Transference is actively encouraged. — Incorrect. The feature is reversed. In logotherapy transference is actively discouraged.
(D) The goal is to facilitate the client to find the meaning of her/his being. — Correct. Logotherapy, given by Victor Frankl, aims to help the client find the meaning of her/his being.
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