Elisabeth Lukas Explained

Elisabeth Lukas (born 12 November 1942) is an Austrian psychiatrist and is one of the central figures in logotherapy, a branch of psychotherapy founded by Viktor Frankl.^[1] Lukas is an author of 30 books, translated into 16 languages.^[2]

Lukas developed a Logo-Test to measure Viktor Frankl's principles of logotherapy,^[3] primarily the perceived degree of meaning in life on the part of the individual. The test also attempts to measure possible noogenic neurosis.^{[4] [5]}

Books

• Meaning in Suffering: Comfort in Crisis Through Logotherapy (1986)
• The Therapist and the Soul: From Fate to Freedom (1985)
• Quand la vie retrouve un sens, Introduction à la logothérapie (2014, Ed. Téqui - Traduction de Lebensbesinnung (1995))
• Logotherapy: Principles and Methods (2020)
• Understanding Man's Search for Meaning: Reflections on Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy (2019)
• Meaningful Living: Introduction to Logotherapy Theory and Practice (2019) with Bianca Hirsch
• A Unique Approach to Family Counseling: Logotherapy, Crisis, and Youth (2019)

See also

• Joseph Fabry

Notes and References

1. Wong, P. T. (2012). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling and therapy. The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications, 2, 619-647.
2. Elisabeth Lukas: Verlust und Gewinn. Profil, München 2007, S. 124.
3. Kwee, J., & Längle, A. (2019). Challenges and New Developments in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis. The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy, 381-403.
4. Starck, P. L. (2003). The theory of meaning. Middle range theory for nursing, 125-144.
5. PREBLE, J. (1987). THE LOGO-TEST: NORMING EXTENSIONS (LOGOTHERAPY, EXISTENTIAL VACUUM, NOOGENIC NEUROSIS, FRANKL).