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M4L 2013 Lesson 4Is life worth living? © Paul TP Wong, PhD, CPsych
For video segments of previous lectures searchDrMeaningfulLiving on YouTube
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The Crisis of Suicide
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The Crisis of Terrorism
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Overview• The modern crisis of suicide, violence, & depression
– a meaning crisis
• Viktor Frankl’s unique contributions
• Logotherapy is a spiritual therapy
• The Tragic Triad & Neurotic Triangle
• The Meaning Triangle
• The Three Value Pathways to discovering meaning
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Who am I? (Identity)
Where do I fit in? (Belonging)
What makes life worth living? (Values)
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Solomon’s Problem of Meaninglessness
“Meaningless! Meaningless!...
Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:2, NIV)
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Job’s Problem of Suffering
“Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the
womb?” (Job 3:11, NIV)
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The Meaning of Suffering
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Viktor Frankl’s Answer
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Frankl’s Contribution• He was the first psychotherapist who had the
insight that we are spiritual beings.
• He restored the human soul and spirit to psychology.
• A major task of psychotherapy is spiritual care.
• The most effective way to attain healing and wholeness is through the spiritual path of discovering meaning.
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Spirituality
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The Human Capacity for Belief
The entire meaning enterprise is based on the fundamental belief that we are spiritual beings in need of meaning and human life has intrinsic meaning & value.
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Meaning vs. Success Mindset
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Basic Tenets of Logotherapy
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Freedom of Will
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Freedom of Will
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Cause vs. Reason
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The Will to Meaning
• A universal, spiritual yearning
• The desire to be truly human
• An innate motive to serve God and others (self-transcendence)
• An innate moral responsibility to do what is right
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The Unheard Cry for Meaning
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Meaning of Life• Can be found until the last breath of life
• Can only be found through enduring values
• The ultimate meaning can only be approximated
• The situational meaning can be facilitated by belief in global meaning
• Meaningful living is comprised of meaningful moments
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The Tragic Triad of Meaninglessness
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The Neurotic Triad of Meaninglessness
Aggression
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The 3 Values of MeaningAttitudinal
Creative Experiential
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Creative Value
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Experiential Value
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Attitudinal Value
• A defiant attitude of freedom and responsibility against all oppressive forces endows us with human dignity.
• All great achievements are made by people who dare to take a stand against all the odds and say, “Here I stand, so help me God.”
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The Defiant Human Spirit