LOGOTHERAPY

SUFFERING &
DEATH
Found Ed 4001 Philo-social Foundations
Presented by: Rocios, Jaen Kieth F.
OBJECTIVES:
Discuss how humans find meaning in
life through logotherapy
Determine healthy responses to
crisis and trials according to
Parachin
Understand how some people view
suffering and death
GUESS THAT
GIBBERISH
Uncover the phrases hidden behind
the gibberish, nonsense or slurred
statements presented in the
following slides.
Example:
enter net vain muss = internet famous
MINI GOOF LIE
FOE
MEANING OF
LIFE
 ACT SEE
FITTING SUP
FEARING
ACCEPTING
SUFFERING
CHEW STAG
ROW
CHOOSE TO
GROW
LOGOTHERAPY
SUFFERING &
DEATH
Found Ed 4001 Philo-social Foundations
Presented by: Rocios, Jaen Kieth F.
Viennese School of Psychotherapy
comprised of the works of the following

Sigmund Freud Alfred Adler Viktor Frankl

Psychoanalysis Individual Psychology Logotherapy
LOGOTHERAPY

human being's search

for the meaning in life

1
Frankl's beliefs

Life has meaning under all

circumstances, even the
most miserable ones.
Frankl's beliefs

Our main motivation for

living is our will to find
meaning in life.
Frankl's beliefs
We have the freedom to
find meaning in what we do,
and what we experience, or
when we are faced with a
situation of unchangeable
suffering
WAYS TO FIND
MEANING IN LIFE
 KEEPING
ONESELF BUSY
LOVING
ACCEPTING
SUFFERING
Victor Parachin

All of us have the

freedom to choose
how we will respond
to crisis and trials
 DEVELOP A
PANORAMIC OUTLOOK
REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE
ROLE OF THE VICTIM
LOOK AT CHANGE AS
CHALLENGE
FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS,
NOT ON YOUR WEAKNESSES
CHOOSE TO GROW
BALANCE SELF-CONCERN WITH
CONCERN FOR OTHERS
MAINTAIN A SENSE OF
HUMOR
CHECKPOINT
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO
CRISIS AND TRIALS?
SUFFERING
AND DEATH
Buddhism
looks at suffering as
1. suffering of suffering
(dukkha-dukkha)
2. suffering of change
(viparinama-dukkha)
3. all-pervasive suffering
(sankhara-dukkha)
Buddhism
causes of suffering:
1. attachment
2. anger
3. ignorance
Buddhism
A way to end our
suffering is to change
our state of mind.
Hinduism
primary cause of suffering is
the sensual attachment to
the material world and to the
pleasures of the flesh
Fr. Paul O'Sullivan
reasons why suffering appears so hard
1. we are not taught what suffering is
2. we are not taught how to bear it
3. we are not taught the priceless
value of suffering
Greed is the real
cause of our
suffering
1 2
Put God at the
center of our
life
DEATH
is mysterious
It tells us that nothing is
permanent
Buddhism

separation of the
body and mind
 MIRAGE OR
BLURRED VISION
dark images appear; the sense of seeing dissolves; the
body becomes weak and powerless; and there is a
feeling of “sinking and falling
 SMOKE VISIONS
There is the feeling of being absorbed in smoke; the
sense of hearing dissolves; pleasant or unpleasant
neutral feelings cease; and the body fluids dry up.
 FIREFLIES
One feels surrounded by fireflies; the sense of smell
dissolves; memories of friends and enemies fade
away.
 BUTTER-LAMP
Ones sees a dying flame; the sense of taste dissolves;
the body cannot be moved anymore; thoughts of
worldly activities stop; the breath ceases. This stage is
western science’s equivalent of clinical death.
 WHITE VISION
A vacuum filled with white light appears.
 RED VISION
A vacuum filled with red light, like dawn appears.
 BLACK VISION
With this appearance of darkness, one slowly loses
consciousness.
 CLEAR LIGHT OF DEATH
Appearance of an empty vacuum. Few people have a
sufficiently trained awareness to experience this
clearly.
GREEKS

See death as not

deserving of one's
worry
Epicurus
When we die, we are
either non-existent
or there is a life after
death.
Epictetus

We are not losing life

but returning it to
God
Christians
Dying enables us to
be perfectly united
with Christ
Marxists

Do not believe in the

next life
Existentialists
Death is inevitable.
Accept and find its
significance.
Fear is the
reason why there
is resistance to
death.
 SAYING THE LAST
GOODBYE TO LOVED ONES
GOING TO THE STATE OF
THE UNKNOWN
 SAYING FAREWELL TO
EARTHLY ATTACHMENTS
BREATHING FOR THE LAST
TIME
HOW DO YOU VIEW SUFFERING
AND DEATH?
LOGOTHERAPY
SUFFERING &
DEATH
Found Ed 4001 Philo-social Foundations
Presented by: Rocios, Jaen Kieth F.
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