Logotherapy

Logotherapy

“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”  ― Viktor E. Frankl. Logotherapy is a form of psychotherapy developed by psychiatrist and neurologist Viktor Frankl. In the 1940s, Frankl survived in Nazi concentration camps....
Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome isn’t a psychological diagnosis. It is a coping strategy whereby captives form a psychological bond with their captors during confinement. These bonds can lead to gentle treatment and less harm from the abuser since they might also create a positive...
The Lady Macbeth Effect

The Lady Macbeth Effect

Lady Macbeth, a character from Shakespear’s play “Macbeth”, after conspiring to assassinate King Duncan, would repetitively wash her hallucinatory blood-stained hands in order to atone for her sins.  The Lady Macbeth Effect is a psychological state whereby people who...