This deepens their belief in the meaning of life • People who discover meaning in suffering have reached the highest peak of • development VIEWS ON PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 1. The Noogenic Neurosis People do not reach optimal development because they lack the courage to • respond tio the challenge of life becomes dulled Seek pleasure, power and position •Conscience → have an adroit busyness (speed mania) → Basic will to meaning becomes frustrated → Life becomes empty and meaningless. → Characteristics: • An Unplanned, day-to-day existence aimlessness ○ → no future goals or purpose → A Fatalistic Attitude towards Life See themselves as helpless victims of their ○ → circumstances Conformism To evade the stress of authenticity ○ → Afraid to be different and take a committed stand → Totalitarianism People are told what to do, believe and how to behave ○ → This system suits those who prefer to be blind followers → 2. The Human Dignity of the Psychiatric Patient
• This deepens their belief in the meaning of life • People who discover meaning in suffering have reached the highest peak of development VIEWS ON PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 1. The Noogenic Neurosis • People do not reach optimal development because they lack the courage to respond tio the challenge of life •Conscience becomes dulled → Seek pleasure, power and position → have an adroit busyness (speed mania) → Basic will to meaning becomes frustrated → Life becomes empty and meaningless. • Characteristics: ○ An Unplanned, day-to-day existence → aimlessness → no future goals or purpose ○ A Fatalistic Attitude towards Life → See themselves as helpless victims of their circumstances ○ Conformism → To evade the stress of authenticity → Afraid to be different and take a committed stand ○ Totalitarianism → People are told what to do, believe and how to behave → This system suits those who prefer to be blind followers 2. The Human Dignity of the Psychiatric Patient
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