Victor frankl, an Austrian-born American psychologist and psychiatrist, came from psychoanalysis school, entered existentialism, and later made contributions to humanistic psychology. He is known as "the father of meaningful therapy research".

The doctor and the heart

The purpose of human life is to meet the needs of three levels:

◆ Physiological needs: to survive and continue the race;

◆ Psychological needs: safety, security and group acceptance make people feel happy;

Spiritual needs: spiritual sustenance, religious belief and the pursuit of life ideals make people feel happy and realize the meaning and value of life.

The purpose of psychotherapy is to help people understand the meaning of life.

The satisfaction of physical and psychological needs belongs to the purpose of real life, while spiritual needs belong to the purpose of surreal life.

Surreal spiritual needs can get rid of the restrictions of the environment and completely control themselves, thus achieving the free will emphasized by humanism.

The main reason for mental pain is that individuals can't get rid of the pressure that real needs can't be met in life goals.

The meaning of life lies not in the satisfaction of real life needs, but in the satisfaction of surreal spiritual life needs, which are based on three values obtained by spiritual life needs:

◆ Create value: experience and strive for perfection in the process of innovation and change;

◆ Experience value: experience in the giving and receiving of aesthetics and love;

Attitude value: experience in the attitude of life formed by uncertainty of emotions.