Schools and Movements

Logotherapy

Citation Formats

General Reference

Psychology Atlas. "Logotherapy." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/schools/logotherapy.

APA Style

Psychology Atlas. (n.d.). Logotherapy. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/schools/logotherapy

BibTeX

@misc{psychologyatlas-logotherapy,
  author = {Psychology Atlas},
  title = {Logotherapy},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/schools/logotherapy},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Logotherapy is a form of existential therapy developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, founded on the premise that the primary motivational force of individuals is to find meaning in life. Frankl described it as the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy, alongside Freud's psychoanalysis and Alfred Adler's individual psychology. It is based on an existential analysis focusing on Kierkegaard's will to meaning, as opposed to Adler's Nietzschean doctrine of will to power or Freud's will to pleasure.

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