This present article has the purpose of analyzing the meaning of suffering in Logotherapy - psychotherapy of meaning that seeks to comprehend existence by typical human phenomenon, specifically through the convergences in the spiritual and religious dimensions. From the rescue of the meaning's will concept, it intends to establish a relation both in the concept of pathos, finitude and death, as well as its articulation with Homo patiens perspective in Logotherapy; distinguishing the place of guilt, disease, dignity, responsibility and meaning in this context. Furthermore, considering the nature of suffering as inherent to the human constitution, the theory of Viktor Frankl considers resilience a positive adaptation of man in response to adversities, which enables him to overcome them. The text also indicates the essentially human dimensions, emphasizing the Homo religiosus dynamics and the noetic dimension as fundamental factors in the process of identifying, confronting and overcoming suffering.
Logotherapy; Viktor Frankl; Suffering; Resilience; Meaning