Logo Therapy Conselling for Gifted Children With Post Trauma Stress Symptoms Due to Rob Disaster and Flood

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to help gifted children who experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress so that the potential of gifted children is not lost in vain. In this globalization era, the causes of trauma to individuals are increasing. Individual counseling with logotherapy techniques is considered appropriate to help gifted children who experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress because logotherapy counseling can help gifted children get the meaning of life. This research method was quasiexperimental. The sample in this study were students who experienced posttraumatic stress due to flooding and rob in the Genuk, Sayung, Wringjajar, Morosari and Kalisari regions,Semarang. The total partisipant 10 gifted children. The results of the study showed an increase in the meaning of life of gifted children after being given individual counseling. The hypothesis which states counseling individuals with logotherapy techniques to increase the meaning of life of gifted children who are traumatized by flooding and rob is acceptable.

The search for meaning in the life of the gifted

“…To make an integral contribution to this problem, we need to consider different contributions related to meaning and to investigate further the problems that are related to meaning in the gifted. Although there has already been a proposal to apply Logotherapy to the gifted (Sugiarti & Erlangaa, 2018) or other kinds of therapy that have incorporated meaning in life into psychotherapy with gifted patients (Armstrong et al, 2019; Jackson et al, 2009). Sugiarti and Erlangaa (2018) showed an increase in meaning of life in 10 gifted children with post-traumatic stress after Logotherapy treatment, but they used a narrow sample for a very specific problem (post-traumatic stress syndrome--PTSD).…”

“…Table 1 shows similarities and differences between Frankl’s, Yalom’s, and Dabrowski’s proposals. Although there are specific proposals to apply Dabrowski’s theories to existential problems in gifted people (e.g., Jackson et al, 2009), there are fewer contributions that specifically include existential psychotherapies as applied to gifted people (Armstrong et al, 2019; Sugiarti & Erlangaa, 2018).…”

Trauma Healing With Play Therapy For Student of Senior High School 16 Pandeglang Banten

“…Based on interview data, students feel the difference in their physical abilities and get tired faster when doing something. This symptom is very natural, experienced by survivors of trauma (Sugiarti & Erlangga, 2018). Physical disorders are one of the adverse effects of stress and trauma that can be observed (Hanum, 2017).…”