A question like “Does life have meaning?” is a comprehensive question about our life and value. This inquiry changes into “How do we have to live our life?” or “If there are purposes in our life, what are we aiming for?”(Nielsen, 1980). The query of meaning in life is often evoked by the incident and experiences in the world and arises when we encounter various failure, misfortune, woe, sufferi...

This study explored the internal mechanism of effect mindfulness on life satisfaction from perspective logotherapy theory and achievement attribution theory. We recruited 1021 college students using a combination random sampling cluster sampling. They completed relevant questionnaire. The results showed that, theory, we find that presence meaning in is an important intermediary between satisfac...

This paper is based upon a panel discussion "What I Have Changed My Mind About and Why" held on 5 November in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA), as part of the ISTSS 2015 annual meeting "Back to Basics: Integrating Clinical and Scientific Knowledge to Advance the Field of Trauma." The panel was chaired by Professor Dr. Rachel Yehuda of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Pet...

BACKGROUND Cancer diagnosis among children can cause high stress and anxiety in parents, and they may lose their life expectancy. The present study investigated the effectiveness of Logo therapy on anxiety and depression among mothers of children with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted by a semi-pilot method using pre-test and post-test with a control experimental group. T...

Meaning Therapy, also known as meaningcentered counseling and therapy, is an integrative, positive existential approach to counseling and psychotherapy. Originated from logotherapy, Meaning Therapy employs personal meaning as its central organizing construct and assimilates various schools of psychotherapy to achieve its therapeutic goal. Meaning Therapy focuses on the positive psychology of ma...

The purpose of the paper is to discuss means of assisting terminally ill patients in seeking for sources of meaning and hope, alongside the acknowledgment that their lifespan is short.Psycho-spiritual aspects make a substantial component patients suffering from incurable illness have to deal with. Evaluating and mapping the causes and expressions of psychological--spiritual suffering may assist...