Origins of the Psychology of Meaning-from Culture to Psychology

In the present work, an attempt is made to approach the cultural-psychological question of the human search for meaning. Different sub-areas of psychology are presented, which show a special relation to the psycho-hygienic conception of the experience of meaning. In this context, cultural and clinical psychology, developmental psychology, positive psychology and happiness research, industrial and organizational psychology, and the psychology of religion have stood out. It could be shown how different the inner-disciplinary perspectives on the underlying topic are, resulting in a rich conglomerate of historic, cultural-psychological, problem-oriented and future-oriented perspectives on an approach to the psychological examination of the question of meaning. It was also possible to show how the psychological theme of meaning inextricably links cultural and clinical psychology. From the analysis, it is clear how decisive the question of meaning is for the form of the present existence of cultural psychology. For the development of the cultural psychology of meaning, contemporary important authors are highlighted.