SUICIDE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF LOGOTHERAPY

The society of the 21st century is marked by a feeling practicality and immediacy, resulting in increasingly fleeting often weakened social relations. In view this scenario, present study sought to understand main factors that lead human being develop an existential emptiness lose meaning life, reaching point committing act as abrupt against himself, suicide. This work was also used for investigation on theme death how it perceived seen today’s society. Such questions were addressed light Logotherapy, theory Life Sense Psychotherapy, through bibliographic research. this, done throughout chapters, where first chapter highlighted some sociocultural aspects denies finitude perceiving suicide abominable despicable act. next which perceives need find encourages subject want live. Finally, third promoted analysis impact search formation subject’s based theories reflections psychologist creator logotherapy, Viktor Emil Frankl. With literature review possible investigate psychic suffering result emptiness, because considered factor great relevance loss triggers suicidal ideation or even consummate encouraged reflection deconstruction prejudice our about life