Noogenic neurosis is a term in
logotherapy
Logotherapy was developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl and is based on the premise that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. Frankl describes it as "the Third Viennese School of Psychothe ...
denoting a form of
neurosis stemming from "existential frustration" (see
existential crisis
In psychology and psychotherapy, existential crises are inner conflicts characterized by the impression that life lacks meaning. Some authors also emphasize confusion about one's personal identity in their definition. Existential crises are acc ...
). The term was coined by Dr.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997)
was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. Logotherapy is part ...
, the founder of logotherapy.
Noogenic refers to the nooetic or spiritual dimension in humans.
Prevalence
Frankl contended that this new type of neurosis increased in the recent years. He estimated that 20% of all neurotic cases were also cases of noogenic neurosis.
[Crumbaugh, James C., and Rosemary Henrion. "The PIL Test: Administration, interpretation, uses theory and critique." In International Forum for Logotherapy, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 76-88. Viktor Frankl Inst of Logotherapy, 1988.]
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