Logotherapy: An Overview

Kimble, Melvin A.; Ellor, James W.

doi:10.1300/j078v11n03_03

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“…The founding work of Frankl supports the view that human beings are by nature responsible and respond to the call for purposeful rather than chaotic activity (Kimble & Ellor, 2001). Contemporary research into purpose and older adults specifically has been undertaken to explore the health and well-being benefits and potential for modification.…”

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Aging With Purpose: Systematic Search and Review of Literature Pertaining to Older Adults and Purpose

Irving

Davis

Collier

2017

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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Purpose can provide a sense of intentionality, guide behavior to achieve personal aims and living objectives, and may offer insight into how and why certain people remain healthy over time. A review of the literature sought to identify contemporary research pertaining to purpose and older adults. Thirty-one studies were selected for evaluation based on inclusion criteria. Research outcomes suggest that greater reported purpose is related to a range of better health and well-being outcomes for older adults. With few exceptions, the literature demonstrates that purpose declines with age. Nevertheless, the potential to experience purpose persists across the life span, by providing opportunities for older adults to continue contributing roles, participate in meaningful activities, and sustain their social value and sense of relevance. Further research could explore how purpose is experienced by the oldest-old age-group, those living within noncommunity settings, and people with age-related cognitive impairment such as dementia.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Aging With Purpose: Systematic Search and Review of Literature Pertaining to Older Adults and Purpose

Irving

Davis

Collier

2017

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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“…When Heidegger speaks about experiencing meaning, he suggests staying simultaneously aware of all possibilities that we have in life. Of course, meaning therapists in line with Frankl (Breitbart et al, 2010 a ; Kang et al, 2009; Kimble & Ellor, 2000; Lee, 2006; Lukas, 2000; Schulenberg, 2008) help their clients to become aware of their possibilities in life by exploring several sources of meaning. However, clients may be inclined to focus on controllable ready-made goal-oriented meanings (Heidegger, 1962), and they may start excluding other possibilities before having explored these seriously.…”

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Meaning and existential givens in the lives of cancer patients: A philosophical perspective on psycho-oncology

Vos

2014

Pall Supp Care

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“…24 Logotherapy is rooted in philosophy, spirituality, and psychology. 25 Consistent with existentialism and phenomenology, logotherapy assumes that human experience is inherently subjective and that each person must make his or her own meaning in life. This process further assumes that human beings are irreversibly spiritual creatures and that well-being stems from fully expressing this spiritual motive.…”

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Effect of Group Logotherapy on Anxiety About Death and Existential Loneliness in Patients With Advanced Cancer

2022

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BackgroundAlthough logotherapy has been shown to relieve other psychological symptoms of patients with cancer, no studies have specifically investigated the effect of logotherapy on anxiety about death and existential loneliness in these patients.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of group logotherapy on anxiety about death and existential loneliness in patients with advanced cancer.MethodsSixty-three patients who were in the advanced stage of cancer were recruited from 2 hospital oncology services and were randomly assigned to either experimental (n = 31) or control group (n = 32). The intervention group received 10 weekly 2-hour group logotherapy. Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale and ELQ were completed pre- and posttreatment.ResultsA 2 × 2 mixed analysis of variance was used to determine the effect of the treatment on each of the dependent variables. The analyses revealed that patients in the logotherapy group reported a significant decrease in anxiety about death and existential loneliness after (vs before) the treatment. No significant decreases were observed in the waitlist control group.ConclusionsThese results have implications for treating death anxiety and feelings of existential loneliness among patients with advanced cancer. They suggest that group logotherapy is highly effective in reducing these existential concerns. Limitations and avenues for future research are discussed.Implications for PracticeThe study emphasizes that group logotherapy can be considered in oncology care programs by healthcare professionals and in educational curriculums and is suggested for use among caregivers and patients with advanced cancer.

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Logotherapy: An Overview

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Aging With Purpose: Systematic Search and Review of Literature Pertaining to Older Adults and Purpose

Aging With Purpose: Systematic Search and Review of Literature Pertaining to Older Adults and Purpose

Meaning and existential givens in the lives of cancer patients: A philosophical perspective on psycho-oncology

Effect of Group Logotherapy on Anxiety About Death and Existential Loneliness in Patients With Advanced Cancer

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