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questions ratherwant to capturethe presentviewofthe client! patientregarding a
"meaningfullifelIifestyle", as he/she perceives it at a given moment in time.
3.3 TheLogo-test
Elisabeth Lukas(1986) developed this test in 1971. It measures "inner meaning ful­
fillment," "existential frustration" and "noological illness." Thelast-mentioned ill­
ness develops in the noological dimension ofa human being dueto lack of meaning
in life. Thistest is based on Lukas' theoretical structure oflogotherapy whichis un­
separably linkedwiththe three dimensions ofhuman beings.
These three dimensions, the biological, the psychological, and the spiritual play such
an important role in psychotherapy that no dimension shouldbe disregarded. In each
of these dimensions the dependency on givencircumstances is different, that is, the
feedback mechanisms work differently in each dimension and the principle of'ho­
meostasis has a different validity. Therefore, no dimension should be disregarded in
psychotherapy. Lukasfound significant (correlational) relationship (allwith a proba­
bility of99%) within three clusters ofvariables (1981:116-125 & 1985:7-10).
1. Objective highmeaning orientation; few indications offrustrations, subjective
highmeaning orientation and good general psychohygiene.
2. Low general psychohygiene, tendencyto noetic depression, tendencyto neogenic
neurosis, manyindications offrustration and objectivelowmeaningorientation.
3. Positive attitude to suffering or success, objective high meaning orientation, good
general psychohygiene and high psychological ability to adapt.
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