PSY424 Logotherapy and Existencial Analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Monday 16:00–19:40 U23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSY406 Psychotherapy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand the theoetical principles of logotherapy and counseling and therapeutic work with clients
understand and explain the connection between the theoretical outcomes and practical applications logotherapy
explain the difference between logotherapy and existential analysis interpret experience in framework of logotherapy
use the information in practice
Syllabus
  • topics:
  • V.E. Trankl (biography, works, etc.)
  • Basic concepts of logotherapy (philosophical background, freedom of will, the will to meaning, the meaning of life, dimensional ontology, value system, the tragic triad - the suffering, guilt, death)
  • Logoterapeutický approach (principles of terapeutic work with a client, the phase of therapy, interview)
  • Techniques of logotherapy (dereflexion, paradoxial intentions,
  • Logoterapeutic interventin (neurosis, psychosis, psychosomatic illness, crisis intervention, counseling - case report, etc.)
  • Special topics (suffering, fear of life, issues of guilt, collective guilt, conscience, the existential analysis of dreams, logotherapy and faith, new findings from research ...)
Literature
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. A přesto říci životu ano : psycholog prožívá koncentrační tábor. 2., opr. vyd. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2006, 175 s. ISBN 8071928488. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. A přesto říci životu ano : psycholog prožívá koncentrační tábor. Translated by Josef Hermach. 3. vyd. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2006, 175 s. ISBN 8071928666. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. Lékařská péče o duši : základy logoterapie a existenciální analýzy. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. Brno: Cesta, 2006, 237 s. ISBN 8072950851. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil and Elisabeth S. LUKAS. Vůle ke smyslu : vybrané přednášky o logoterapii. Brno: Cesta, 2006, 212 s. ISBN 8072950843. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. Teorie a terapie neuróz : [úvod do logoterapie a existenciální analýzy]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1999, 171 s. ISBN 8071697796. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. Psychoterapie pro laiky. Translated by Vladimír Smékal. Brno: Cesta, 1998, 158 s. ISBN 8085319802. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. Co v mých knihách není : autobiografie. Translated by Lea Švancarová - Josef Švancara. Brno: Cesta, 1997, 117 s. ISBN 8085319667. info
  • FRANKL, Viktor Emil. Vůle ke smyslu : vybrané přednášky o logoterapii. Edited by Elisabeth S. Lukas, Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. 2. české vyd. Brno: Cesta, 1997, 212 s. ISBN 8085319632. info
Teaching methods
lectures, readings, group project, discussion
Assessment methods
essay, 1 written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro otevření kurzu je potřeba minimálně 10 zapsaných studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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