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Postmodern neuroses: Analysis from logotherapy
Julio Cesar Suarez Luna1, María Alejandra Bazan Marquez1
1Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Chiclayo, Perú.
Medwave
|March 26, 2026
Summary
This study analyzes new postmodern neuroses, such as algophobia and emotional hypochondria, exploring their sociogenic and noogenic (spiritual) roots through logotherapy. These conditions reflect a growing existential crisis and loss of meaning in contemporary society.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Philosophy
- Logotherapy
Background:
- Postmodernity is characterized by emerging neuroses linked to sociogenic and noogenic factors.
- These disturbances contribute to a psychosocial malaise stemming from postmodern ideologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze postmodern neuroses using logotherapy.
- To investigate the sociogenic and noogenic origins of these conditions.
- To explore ideological and social factors contributing to these disturbances.
Main Methods:
- Critical hermeneutic methodology.
- Exegesis of academic fields (logotherapy, philosophy, social psychology).
- Metaclinical and paraclinical perspectives with logotherapeutic analysis.
Main Results:
- Identified postmodern neuroses include algophobia, emotional hypochondria, narcissistic depression, noogenic neurosis, and mass nihilism.
- These neuroses manifest as existential frustration, emptiness, and loss of hope.
- A silent psychosocial malaise is proliferating due to postmodern ideologies.
Conclusions:
- Postmodern neuroses provoke an existential crisis.
- Logotherapy views these conditions as a loss of self-realization and meaning.
- Understanding these neuroses is crucial for addressing contemporary psychosocial challenges.
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