La ricerca propone una lettura pedagogica del disagio esistenziale degli adolescenti: un fenomeno che assume toni sempre più allarmanti nella nostra società. In riferimento ai consueti modelli interpretativi, di carattere psichiatrico, psicologico e sociologico, si avanza l’ipotesi che la frustrazione dell’inalienabile motivazione umana di trovare un senso nella vita possa costituire la matrice comune alle molteplici forme in cui si esprime il malessere giovanile: il bullismo, la demotivazione, il disorientamento, l’apatia, l’aggressività e la tossicodipendenza. Tale insoddisfazione esistenziale non può non chiamare in causa l’educazione e la modalità, specificatamente pedagogica, di rispondere al disagio facendo leva sull’educabilità e sulle risorse potenziali dei soggetti in formazione, al di là sia degli elementi patologici che dei bisogni da soddisfare. Così, alla luce dell’Analisi Esistenziale di Viktor E. Frankl, che funge da quadro teorico di riferimento lungo l’intero percorso di studio, si delineano i contorni della dimensione esistenziale del disagio degli adolescenti, nonché i fondamenti di un’antropologia pedagogica capace di legittimare le esigenze di significato della persona. La ricerca si conclude con la proposta di alcuni lineamenti metodologici utili per declinare la finalità generale dell’«affinamento della coscienza», cuore di un’educazione autenticamente orientata alla ricerca di senso. / The research suggests a pedagogic reading about adolescents’ existential disease: a phenomenon which assumes more and more alarming appearances in our society. Referring to usual interpretative psychiatric, psychological and sociological models, we express the hypothesis that the frustration of the inalienable human motivation of giving sense to life could be the common matrix of the various forms of youth disease: bullying, unconcern, disorientation, apathy, aggressiveness and addiction. This existential dissatisfaction involves education and the pedagogic way to give an answer to uneasiness through educability and potential resources of the growing subjects, beyond pathological elements and needs to be fulfilled. So, considering Viktor E. Frankl Existential Analysis, which is the theoretic background of this research, the borders of the existential dimension of the adolescents' discomfort reveal themselves, together with the foundation of a pedagogic anthropology able to legitimate the human being’s needs of meaning. The research ends with a proposal of some methodological features, useful to explain the general aim of the “conscience refinement”, heart of genuine search of meaning oriented education.

In this qualitative, interpretive study a new and promising imagery technique, called Wertimagination (WIM®) [Value-Oriented Imagery] was researched. It was developed by the logotherapist Uwe Boeschemeyer in Germany. At the main focus of this study are the psychotherapeutic work experiences of logotherapists applying WIM®. Their perceptions with regard to Wertimagination’s potencies, limitations and its overall contribution to Logotherapy are explored. Eight semi-structured expert interviews were conducted with German logotherapists offering WIM® at their practice. The interview contents are analysed and compared with supplementing perspectives: with Wertimagination experiences reported by other (logo)therapists, by clients and by the developer of the method (Boeschemeyer), extracted from the existing body of literature. The results show that Value-Oriented Imagery by all three researched parties – (logo)therapists, clients and its developer – is experienced to be a high potential logotherapeutic, salutogenetic (resources-oriented) approach contributing inter alia towards a person’s inner meaning finding, selfacceptance and trust in life. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

This work is about the way we understand the concept of meaning of life. We particularly dwell upon existential analysis of American psychologist Irvin Yalom. We focus on his work as opposition to pessimism and nihilistic moods in nowadays society. In the other part of this work we have described basic concepts connected with the topic meaning of life and philosophical context with emphasis on Fridrich Nietszche's and Albert Camus's work and psychology of Viktor Frankl. The main goal of this work is to find if there is a way out in Yalom's existential analysis in confrontation with postmodern nihilism and feeling of meaningless of human life. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo compreender os sentidos e valores para a existência atribuídos por portadores de transtornos mentais em um CAPS a partir de um processo musicoterapêutico centrado nas vivências do canto e das danças circulares à luz da análise existencial-humanista de Viktor Frankl. Foi montado um grupo de estudo com 10 usuários do CAPS semi-internação de Ribeirão Preto ao longo de 4 meses de atuação e intervenção. O trabalho de campo contou com a participação de dois musicoterapeutas, sendo um observador e outro assistente. Enquanto procedimento realizamos entrevistas individuais iniciais com os sujeitos da pesquisa, levantamento do histórico sonoro-musical dos participantes e registro dos depoimentos dos mesmos ao longo dos 4 meses de intervenção e atuação. As produções de sentidos dos portadores a partir deste processo revelaram a importância da experiência de ser e conviver em grupo como parte dos valores de saúde mais significativos e urgentes na vida dos usuários. Os valores e sentidos de vida compartilhados e mencionados pelos portadores como necessários para o resgate da saúde mental foram: a) existir e ser reconhecido, em seu valor e vida, por outro ser humano; b) relações humanas solidárias como possibilidade concreta de acesso à uma dimensão real de saúde; c) o sentido de saúde mencionado é entendido como vivência e partilha de amizade, amor e encontro genuíno entre dois seres humanos; d) a busca das relações e do outro como o desejo mais profundo dos portadores no resgate da sua saúde mental e, finalmente e) a vivência do canto e das danças circulares como importantes veículos da saúde existencial e de valores noéticos na vida dos portadores. / This research aimed to understand the meanings and values attributed to the existence by patients with mental disorders in a CAPS (Psychosocial Support Center) from a music therapeutic process focused on the experiences of singing and circular dancing based on the existential-humanist analysis of Viktor Frankl. A group of study with ten users in semi hospitalization in a CAPS in Ribeirão Preto was composed along the four months of acting and intervention. Two music therapists, one observer and an assistant participated in the field work. Initial individual interviews were performed; the participants sonorous-musical history was evaluated and the discourses reported during the four months of intervention and acting were recorded. The production of the patients meanings from this process revealed the importance of the experience of being and living in a group as part of the most significant and vital health values in the users lives. The values and life meanings shared and reported by the patients as necessary for the recovery of mental health were: a) existing and being recognized, in one\'s value and life, by other human being; b) reciprocal human relations as concrete possibility of accessing a real dimension of health; c) the meaning of health mentioned is understood as experiencing and sharing friendship, love and genuine encounter between two human beings; d) the search for relationships and for the other as the patients profound desire in the recovery of mental health and finally, e) the experience of the singing and the circular dances as important vehicles of the existential health and of noetic values in the patient\'s lives.

The work deals with the selected ethical concepts of social work, such as human and person, freedom, conscience, values, suffering and death. These concepts are thoughtful and their understanding is deepened on the basis of the texts of Viktor Emil Frankl. In the work the personality of V. E. Frankl is presented, his method of logotherapy and existential analysis, further are presented the fields of ethics and social work. The selected concepts are introduced as they are introduced in the work of V. E. Frankl and in the works of representatives of existential philosophy whose approaches Frankl used. There is also evaluated the relevance of these concepts for ethics of social work on the basis of monographs and on the basis of the academic articles of the authors dealing with ethics in social work.The work pointed out the potential benefits of logotherapy and existential analysis of ethics of social work during the application of Frankl's psychotherapeutic methods into the fields of social work.

This work deals with the topic how to help the over-indebted clients. The theoretical part describes the term over-indebtedness, its forms and the ways of help provided to the people with such problems. The closer interest is put on how these people can be helped by social work, which methods are suitable and relevant to this type of work and how these methods are defined in specialized literature and corresponding legislation. The practical part of this work focuses on the form of help to these people within a specific organization that provides social services and works for the over-indebted clients. Using some case studies the work describes some particular cases and methods of work which were applied. Concerning the methods of work with these clients, the thesis describes the elements of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis which are used by social workers while working with their clients. Further on, the thesis describes the social workers' attitudes, their experiences with their clients and points out some existential questions they deal with, especially from the perspective of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis.

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo compreender os sentidos e valores para a existência atribuídos por portadores de transtornos mentais em um CAPS a partir de um processo musicoterapêutico centrado nas vivências do canto e das danças circulares à luz da análise existencial-humanista de Viktor Frankl. Foi montado um grupo de estudo com 10 usuários do CAPS semi-internação de Ribeirão Preto ao longo de 4 meses de atuação e intervenção. O trabalho de campo contou com a participação de dois musicoterapeutas, sendo um observador e outro assistente. Enquanto procedimento realizamos entrevistas individuais iniciais com os sujeitos da pesquisa, levantamento do histórico sonoro-musical dos participantes e registro dos depoimentos dos mesmos ao longo dos 4 meses de intervenção e atuação. As produções de sentidos dos portadores a partir deste processo revelaram a importância da experiência de ser e conviver em grupo como parte dos valores de saúde mais significativos e urgentes na vida dos usuários. Os valores e sentidos de vida compartilhados e mencionados pelos portadores como necessários para o resgate da saúde mental foram: a) existir e ser reconhecido, em seu valor e vida, por outro ser humano; b) relações humanas solidárias como possibilidade concreta de acesso à uma dimensão real de saúde; c) o sentido de saúde mencionado é entendido como vivência e partilha de amizade, amor e encontro genuíno entre dois seres humanos; d) a busca das relações e do outro como o desejo mais profundo dos portadores no resgate da sua saúde mental e, finalmente e) a vivência do canto e das danças circulares como importantes veículos da saúde existencial e de valores noéticos na vida dos portadores. / This research aimed to understand the meanings and values attributed to the existence by patients with mental disorders in a CAPS (Psychosocial Support Center) from a music therapeutic process focused on the experiences of singing and circular dancing based on the existential-humanist analysis of Viktor Frankl. A group of study with ten users in semi hospitalization in a CAPS in Ribeirão Preto was composed along the four months of acting and intervention. Two music therapists, one observer and an assistant participated in the field work. Initial individual interviews were performed; the participants sonorous-musical history was evaluated and the discourses reported during the four months of intervention and acting were recorded. The production of the patients meanings from this process revealed the importance of the experience of being and living in a group as part of the most significant and vital health values in the users lives. The values and life meanings shared and reported by the patients as necessary for the recovery of mental health were: a) existing and being recognized, in one\'s value and life, by other human being; b) reciprocal human relations as concrete possibility of accessing a real dimension of health; c) the meaning of health mentioned is understood as experiencing and sharing friendship, love and genuine encounter between two human beings; d) the search for relationships and for the other as the patients profound desire in the recovery of mental health and finally, e) the experience of the singing and the circular dances as important vehicles of the existential health and of noetic values in the patient\'s lives.

L’offre psychothérapique aux personnes détenues en maison d’arrêt par le psychologue est importante, d’abord parce que 70 % de ces personnes sont incarcérées dans ce type d'établissement et que la majorité d’entre-elles est détenue pour des faits de violences à la personne, ensuite parce que ce travail psychique est le seul à mettre en contact avec les fondements de la personnalité. Ces soins représentent donc un enjeu de santé et sécurité mais aussi d’économiespubliques.La recherche, dans la perspective de l’analyse existentielle montre la pertinence du traitement psychanalytique pour la transformation du rapport à soi et aux autres. Mais le cadre psychothérapeutique, articulé aux soins somatiques et psychiatriques dans l’espace sanitaire, ne tient qu’en congruence avec les cadres judiciaire et pénitentiaire.Un excès de distance entre les acteurs judiciaires, pénitentiaires et sanitaires-psychothérapeutiques expose le patient à des risques et au non-sens. A l’inverse, un rapprochement excessif présente un risque de confusion.Une alliance interinstitutionnelle entre les acteurs est requise dans une éthique des limites. / The psychotherapeutic proposition made by the psychologist to people imprisoned in detention centers is significant first because 70 % of these people are imprisoned in this type of facility and most of them are detained for violence against other people, secondly because this psychic work is the only one that establishes a link with the personality foundations. This psychotherapeutic care is thus not only a health and safety issue but also a public economy issue.By using the existential analysis as methodology, the research shows the relevance of psychoanalytic treatment for the transformation of the relationship with self and others.But the psychotherapeutic framework linked to somatic and psychiatric care in the health unitcan be efficient only if it works in conjunction with the judicial and penitential frameworks.An excessive distance between judicial, penitential and sanitary-psychotherapeutic playersexposes the patient to risk and to meaninglessness. On the contrary, an excessive closeness may lead to confusion.An interinstitutional alliance between the players is necessary according to an ethics of limits.

In this qualitative, interpretive, multi-perspective study a new and promising salutogenic imagery approach developed in Germany, called Value-Oriented Imagery (Wertimagination/WIM®) was researched in regard to its applicability in multicultural (non-European) contexts. A second question researched was whether specific cultural or regional “dialects” would be encountered in the universal inner picture language of persons from other (non-European) cultural backgrounds than the one the approach was developed within. A WIM® study with eighteen participants from African South African, Asian South African and European South African cultural backgrounds was conducted in Johannesburg in 2011 and 2012. The results were analysed and compared with WIM® work experiences from Germany. Subsequently the results of the comparison were discussed in three WIM® expert interviews: with Uwe Boeschemeyer, Stephan Peeck and Andreas Boeschemeyer. The main outcome of this research study is that Value-Oriented Imagery can be seen as a rewarding contribution to South African multicultural (logo)therapy/ counselling contexts. Only minor cultural and regional “dialects” occurred in the universal inner symbols of the RSA study participants, such as the occurrence of more water features, especially waterfalls, and more spontaneous, unintended Healthy Inner Child encounters. The present study suggests that work with Value- Oriented Imagery could make a valuable contribution within any cultural and multicultural (logo)therapy/counselling context. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

Religious and existential issues by Viktor E. Frankl. Its reception in theological thinking with special regard to Czechoslovak Hussite Church. Marie Jandová (roz. Trtíková) Viktor E. Frankl is considered as one of the most important person of 20th century in the area of medicine, namely in the branch of neurosurgery and psychiatry. He was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School. He was also the founder of the Third Viennese school of Psychotherapy (after Freud's psychoanalysis and Adler's individual psychology) - the school of logotherapy. Frankl's life and work influenced millions of people all around the world. He published thirty-two books, which have been translated into more than twenty-three languages, including Japanese and Chinese. During my scientific stay in Vienna, I have visited many places, which are connected with Frankl's life. I have also made a lot of pictures. Some of them can be seen in the attachment at the end of this work. The initial part of this thesis describes Frankl's life story from his birth in 1905 to his death in 1997, with main emphasis to experiences which led to his discovery of logotherapy. Frankl's entire family, excepting for his sister, perished during World War II in camps (or were sent to the gas ovens). In the Nazi...