Socratic instrospection and logotherapy, a proposal

Authors

  • Carlos Acosta Universidad del Norte

Keywords:

Instrospección, análisis existencial, logoterapia, Logotherapy, Socratic introspection, existential analysis

Abstract

Socratic introspection is considered along this paper as an useful proposal in the field of Logotherapy and general psychological therapy. The paper starts with a critical relationship between the existential analysis of Victor Frankl and Logotherapy. Later, it discusses introspection as a methodology of choice and shows preliminary results on its field of action and limitations. Finally, it presents the conclusion that Socratic introspection is an option which could be considered important within Logotherapy and Clinical Psychology in general, but which needs a more systematic inquiry plan. Key words: Logotherapy, Socratic introspection, existential analysis.

Author Biography

Carlos Acosta, Universidad del Norte

Psicólogo
de la Universidad del Norte; Magister en Educación de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (Bogotá). Candidato a Doctor en Educación de la
Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano (Chile). Docente del
Programa de Psicología de Psicología de la Universidad del Norte y Director de la Maestría en Educación. Coordinador énfasis «Cognición y Educación».

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