Biography Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna on March 26‚ 1905. His father‚ Gabriel Frankl‚ was a strong‚ disciplined man from Moravia who worked his way from government stenographer to become the director of the Ministry of Social Service. His mother‚ Elsa Frankl (née Lion)‚ was more tenderhearted‚ a pious woman from Prague. The middle of three children‚ young Viktor was precocious and intensely curious. Even at the tender age of four‚ he already knew that he wanted to be a physician. In high
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PERSONALITY THEORY CARL ROGERS AND VICTOR FRANKL Why is it that man lives up to a certain point not knowing what the meaning of life is. Not knowing what path to follow‚ not knowing if the energy and courage to discover the truths of ones own existence in this world exist. Some persons will drive past a street child on Cape Town roads and look sideways in horror‚ quickly lock a car door with an "unapparent" elbow; warm‚ safe‚ and comfortable in the interior of a brand new sports model car. Others
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Viktor Frankl and Free Will Are our lives decided for us the moment we open our eyes for the first time? Can anybody truly force another to do something? These are questions humans have posed for centuries‚ how free is free will? One of the best and easily available examples in history of this is the holocaust‚ how the people of Germany and Europe act when there was something adherently wrong going on. No matter how involved a person was from SS officer to a christian living in Berlin most had
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Logotherapy (founder-Dr Viktor E. Frankl-1905-1997)(4500 words) The term ‘Logotherapy’ can be described as taken from the Greek meaning of ‘logos’ and ‘therapy’. ‘Therapy’ is the treatment which is given to heal a disorder. Having looked into the meaning of the term ‘logos‚’ I was very surprised that the description was linked to Jesus! According to Wikipedia‚ John’s Gospel identifies the ‘Logos’ as the one through which all things are made‚ and further to this describes Jesus as being
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3/22/13 Carl Rogers Carl Rogers Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8‚ 1902 – February 4‚ 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. The person-centered approach‚ his own unique approach to understanding
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closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me." -Carl Rogers‚ On Becoming a Person Best Known For: •Carl Rogers is best-known for his nondirective approach to treatment known as client-centered therapy. •His concept of the actualizing tendency. •Developing the concept of the fully-functioning person. Birth and Death •Born January 8‚ 1902 •Died February 4‚ 1987 Timeline of Events: •1902 - Carl Rogers was born in Oak Park‚ Illinois. •1919 - Enrolled at University of Wisconsin
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Carl Rogers Carl Rogers is known today as one of the most popular and influential American psychologists and is among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. He was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was one of six children to Walter Rogers and Julia Cushing. His father was a very successful civil engineer and his mother was a housewife‚ as many women were during this time period. At the age of twelve‚ Carl Rogers and his family moved to a farm
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Carl Rogers is best known for his contributions to therapy. Dr. Rogers felt that clients look to therapists for guidance‚ and will find it even when the therapist is not trying to guide. Carl Rogers’ theory on guidance was focused on a person’s "true self". Dr. Rogers said that in order for people to know their true selves‚ they had to focus on their self-concept. This consisted of a set of beliefs about behaviors‚ thoughts‚ and feelings that could be more or less conflicting with the person’s
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Carl Rogers 2nd Edition Wenona Wilson Grand Canyon University: PSY-255 5/19/2013 In the first part of this book report‚ I will be summarizing the book ‘Carl Rogers’ chapter-by-chapter‚ and then move onto what I like and dislike‚ agree or disagree with‚ and how it relates to course content of my book. I hope you enjoy and take time to learn more about Carl Rogers. A Psychologist that has been placed in American History due to the awards he has received and one of the most influential
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Carl Rogers introduced the ‘self-theory’ which shows how the clients viewed oneself and how therapy would help them to change this view (Kleinman‚ 2012). He was more focusing towards how one can help themselves with goals and less on being diagnosed to which Carl Rogers refer it as ‘fully-functioning person’ where one must be well adjusted‚ balanced and interested to know things. According to Kleinman (2012)‚ Carl Rogers has his own theory where he rejected both behaviourism and psychoanalysis
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