Spirituality and sexuality as a space of intimacy or a surrogate space

Vol.10,No.1(2016)

Abstract

According to Viktor Frankl, founder of Logotherapy, spirituality is an important part of human personality. It is based as well as sexuality on the human capacity to create relationships. It is a manifestation of personal and intimate relation. It requires a mature personality able to live an authentic life. In a different way it becomes an escape from reality. The article presents as well a perspective of the roots of deformed spirituality for example in the case of personality disorder patient.

Jakub Hučín, Private Psychology and Psychotherapy Practice, Prague, Czech Republic e-mail: jhucin@seznam.cz


Keywords:
authenticity; autotranscendence; defense mechanism; intimacy; relationship; sexuality; spirituality
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