On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders: An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

Author(s) : Viktor E. Frankl

On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders: An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 2024
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 306
  • Category :
    Existential therapy
  • Catalogue No : 97619
  • ISBN 13 : 9781032501291
  • ISBN 10 : 1032501294

Table of Contents


Introduction: What Is Logotherapy?

Part I - The Theory of Neuroses and Psychotherapy
1. The Theory of Neuroses as a Problem: Toward a Definition and Classification of Neurotic Disorders
2. Endogenous Psychoses: On Psychoses Caused by Somatic Disorders
3. Psychosomatic Illnesses: Critical Remarks on Psychosomatic Medicine
4. Functional Illnesses or "Pseudo-Neuroses": On Mental Disorders Due to a Medical Condition
5. Reactive Neuroses: On Neuroses Arising from the Fight for or against Something
6. Iatrogenic Neuroses: On Neuroses Arising from a Medical Intervention
7. Psychogenic Neuroses: On Neuroses with Psychological Causes
8. Noogenic Neuroses: On Neuroses with Spiritual Causes
9. Collective Neuroses: On Societal Neuroses

Part II - Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
10. Logotherapy as a Specific Therapy of Noogenic Neuroses
11. Logotherapy as a Nonspecific Therapy
12. Paradoxical Intention and Dereflection
13. Medical Ministry
14. Existential Analysis as Psychotherapeutic Anthropology

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