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Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person's life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.
Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997) [1] was an Austrian neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, [2] who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. [3]
Frankl, Viktor On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders. An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, Brunner-Routledge, London-New York, 2004. ISBN 0-415-95029-5; Frankl, Viktor Viktor Frankl Recollections. An Autobiography, Basic Books, Cambridge, MA 2000. ISBN 978-0-7382-0355-3. Frankl, Viktor Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning.
Viktor Frankl (1905–1997) was possibly the individual most responsible for spreading existential psychology throughout the world. His 1959 book Man's Search for Meaning created a unique branch of existential therapy known as Logotherapy. Logotherapy is premised on the idea that the primary motivation of individuals is to find meaning in life.
The Doctor and the Soul is a book by Viktor E. Frankl, the Viennese psychiatrist and founder of logotherapy. [1] [2] [3] [4]The book explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one's life, such as work and personal relationships.
The Statue of Responsibility is a proposed monument that is meant to complement the Statue of Liberty.Inspired by the Austrian neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, the project was endorsed by the governor of Utah in 2023, and it is planned to be built on the site of a former prison.
Hugh Grant and his 'Love Actually' co-stars sat down for an interview with Diane Sawyer 19 years after the holiday film hit theaters.
[24] [3] In Viktor Frankl's logotherapy, for example, the term existential vacuum is used to describe this state of mind. [25] [4] Many forms of existentialist psychotherapy aim to resolve existential crises by assisting the patient in rediscovering meaning in their life. [3] [5] [4] Closely related to meaninglessness is the loss of personal ...