Frankl, many people seek therapy because of the "feeling of the total and ultimate meaningless of their lives," (p. 62). Frankl mainly refers to the "super-meaning" or to the ultimate meaning of life from a general existential or Continue Reading...
Frankl and Searle: An Analysis of the Difficulties of Life The meaning of life has been debated by some of the most illustrious minds of the twentieth century. In fact, this particular, complex concept has always been a topic of discussion, as long Continue Reading...
Maybe he thought because he loved the wilderness so much that the wilderness would love him back and not kill him. He knew there was a chance he could die, but he didn't think it would really happen to him. The book Chris bought that told about wil Continue Reading...
Mortality and Life Review For most of us, a sense of impending mortality prompts a need to find closure, conduct a full life review and reconciliation (Clarke, 2007). The reality that death is a natural process -- leading towards an inescapable fina Continue Reading...
middle-aged man. The stakes are rather high for this man because he is very depressed and on the verge of suicide. He has lived life in a very altruistic way over the course of his years and his recent struggles have led him to become very desponden Continue Reading...
Knowing this, Strenger points out that therapists need to consider "who can work with whom," because the therapeutic outcome may be greatly affected by the "chemistry" between therapist and client. The egalitarian principle in the therapeutic relati Continue Reading...
Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Depression Over the last thirty years, one of the most interesting paradoxes in the study and treatment of depression has been that increased knowledge about the biomedical and genetic causes of the disease h Continue Reading...
psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, while suffering numerous hardships in his life as a prisoner of war in a Nazi work camp that included being isolated from the rest of the world including his family along with the prospect of facing at the hands of his c Continue Reading...
designations that is important to understand about development is the notion of critical periods vs. sensitive periods. Technically critical periods are windows of opportunity where a particular biological process can emerge (Bateson, 1979). These p Continue Reading...
(Reachout Trust, para. 12) Over the past six decades, the MBTI has become very successful worldwide. It is used by a number of educational concerns, non-profit organizations and corporations for a variety of reasons. These include: Careers/Persona Continue Reading...
Range Theory MID RANGE THEORY OF SPIRITUAL WELL BEING Middle Range Theory of Spiritual Well Being in Illness Nurse meta-theorists have recently been very much concerned about the different seasons of the patient's life, which has supported and pr Continue Reading...
Existentialism: A History Existentialism is a philosophical school of thought that addresses the "problem of being" (Stanford Encyclopedia, 2010). Existentialist questions involve the nature of man in relation to the universe, the subjective nature Continue Reading...
