Identify the correct statements regarding Logotherapy?
A. Victor Frankl, a psychiatrist and neurologist propounded the Logotherapy.
B. The therapist does not share her/his feelings, values and his/her own existence with the client.
C. The therapist reminds the client about the immediacy of the present.
D. The goal of the logotherapy is to facilitate the client to find the meaning and responsibility in their life irrespective of their life circumstances.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
A. Victor Frankl, a psychiatrist and neurologist propounded the Logotherapy. Correct. Logotherapy, an existential therapy, was propounded by Frankl. Logos is the Greek word for soul, so logotherapy means treatment for the soul.
B. The therapist does not share her/his feelings, values and his/her own existence with the client. Incorrect. The reverse is true: in logotherapy the therapist is open and shares her or his feelings, values and own existence with the client. Transference is actively discouraged.
C. The therapist reminds the client about the immediacy of the present. Correct. The emphasis is on the here and now, so the therapist keeps bringing the client back to the present.
D. The goal of the logotherapy is to facilitate the client to find the meaning and responsibility in their life irrespective of their life circumstances. Correct. Frankl called this finding of meaning, even in life-threatening circumstances, the process of meaning making; helping the client find meaning and responsibility is the goal of the therapy.
NCERT (2025-26): “Existential Therapy Victor Frankl, a psychiatrist and neurologist propounded the Logotherapy. Logos is the Greek word for soul and Logotherapy means treatment for the soul.” “…The goal of logotherapy is to help the patients to find meaning and responsibility in their life irrespective of their life circumstances. The therapist emphasises the unique nature of the patient’s life and encourages them to find meaning in their life. In Logotherapy, the therapist is open and shares her/his feelings, values and his/her own existence with the client. The emphasis is on here and now. Transference is actively discouraged. The therapist reminds the client about the immediacy of the present. The goal is to facilitate the client to find the meaning of her/his being.…” |