logotherapy

Etymology

From logo- + therapy.

logotherapy means A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

Why “logotherapy” is a great word

LOGOTHERAPY — [Noun] A psychotherapeutic approach that helps an individual discover and pursue meaning and purpose in life as the central driver of psychological health. From the combining form logo- (from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos), here meaning "meaning, reason") + therapy (from Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, "healing, treatment")). The term was coined in German (Logotherapie) by psychiatrist and neurologist Viktor Frankl in the mid-20th century. Unlike psychoanalysis (which excavates the unconscious past) or cognitive behavioral therapy (which restructures present thoughts and behaviors), logotherapy is a future-oriented summons to conscious will. It is the stubborn light in the eyes of the survivor, the deliberate choice to find value in a landscape of loss, and the act of turning personal suffering into a service for others—a therapy built not on curing despair, but on finding a purpose profound enough to bear it, the last of the human freedoms being to choose one's attitude.

noun

A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.