Happiness and the meaning of life, a humanistic perspective
The present article sustains the importance and validity that have both the meaning of life, as a central concept of logotherapy and happiness, as an emerging topic of the positive psychology in the social scenary of COVID-19. Since these constructs can be linked in the fields of clinic and social p...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/2925 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/2925 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | felicidad sentido de vida logoterapia salud mental happiness meaning of life logotherapy mental health |
| Sumario: | The present article sustains the importance and validity that have both the meaning of life, as a central concept of logotherapy and happiness, as an emerging topic of the positive psychology in the social scenary of COVID-19. Since these constructs can be linked in the fields of clinic and social psychology, it is necessary to provide a revision of their theoretical foundations withempiric evidences to clarify its characteristics and divergencies to the scientific community. This process is essential because the existential void, a widespread and visible phenomenon in our society, can be seen as a behavior with the loss of personal values and the emergence of inauthenticity. Therefore, the pursuit of pleasurable emotions has become a reason for beinghappy. |
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