Self-Transcendence: Finding Purpose Beyond the Ego
Scientifically Reviewed · Dr. Marwa Abd-Alazim · August 17, 2026
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Verified: August 17, 2026
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a state where a person can devote themselves fully to another person, work, cause or activity. It was first described by an Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl (1905-1998)]
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE: “Self-transcendence is seen to be a part of a healthy person to be able to focus on a thing other than himself.”
