In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor Frankl describes his revolutionary type of psychotherapy. He calls this therapy‚ logotherapy‚ from the Greek word "logos"‚ which denotes meaning. This is centered on man’s primary motivation of his search for meaning. To Frankl‚ finding meaning in life is a stronger force than any subconscious drive. He draws from his own experiences in a Nazi concentration camp to create and support this philosophy of man’s existence. Frankl endured much suffering during
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August 28‚ 2010 Week 2 Exam 2 Man’s Search for Meaning I. Key Concepts Obtained from the Assigned Reading Logotherapy is a technique of therapeutic intervention that is meant to help an individual find their particular meaning in life. He discusses how each person’s meaning is going to be different from another’s and stresses that no therapist can dictate to any person what their particular meaning of life is. He also shared that one’s meaning of life could be different depending
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A Man’s Search for Meaning is about enduring years of the Nazi concentration camps. The holocaust was one of the darkest chapters of human history taught him that the man’s primary motivational force is the search for meaning. Dr. Frankl’s discovery led to the development of the revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy‚ which is the own version of modern existential analysis. The book shows understanding why and how people can survive and cling to life given such apparently frail
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Man’s Search for Meaning is a relatively short but powerful novel about an experience through a concentration camp from the eyes of psychologist and author‚ Victor E. Frankl. "I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of a concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any condition‚ even the most miserable ones." (Victor Frankel). The first half of the book takes place in concentration camps throughout Europe‚ including the legendary Auschwitz. In his account of the camps
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A Man’s Search for Meaning Dr. Frankl elaborates on the psychological motives of both prisoners and himself in his novel A Man’s Search for Meaning. He starts by explaining‚ “It is easy for the outsider to get the wrong conception for camp life‚ a conception mingled with sentiment and pity. Little does he know the hard fight for existence which raged among prisoners” (22). Frankl gives insight on how difficult it was to live‚ but also to survive in the conditions of the camp. It shows how the
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Book Report: Man’s search for Meaning There are many significant ideas in the book that not only rang true to me but also helped me grow with challenges I face both personally and professionally. Professionally‚ as a supervisor and subordinate – I have always maintained a high expectation of myself and others. Over the years‚ I have learned that my expectations shouldn’t be judged on others with their abilities as we each have our unique set of qualities. Frankl wrote‚ “No man should judge unless
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In comment 36‚ Pat shows a great deal of maturity as well as understanding concerning Christopher’s inefficiency to handle social situations. Pat explains that when Christopher feels as if he is in danger he shuts down and goes to his “safe” place. I completely agree with Pat’s statement. Christopher has a hard time understanding other people’s emotions and what they are trying to convey to him. When he feels he is not completely in control of his emotions or does not understand somebody else‚ his
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With more than 4 million copies in print in the English language alone‚ Man ’s Search for Meaning‚ the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl ’s struggle to hold on to hope during his three years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps‚ is a true classic. Beacon Press is now pleased to present a special gift edition of a work that was hailed in 1959 by Carl Rogers as"one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years." Frankl ’s training as a psychiatrist
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Holocaust Final Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl and Night by Elie Wiesel are both memoirs written by Jewish men telling their stories of survival in the horrors of Nazi concentration camps. Both men discuss their experiences in the camp and how their experiences influenced their lives. These books are excellent at conveying every emotion the two men face in their ordeal. These great books have many similarities and differences. Universal Themes Man’s Search for Meaning and Night contain
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and exercised. Many books written by Nazi camp survivors fall into the same story-telling theme‚ but Man’s Search for Meaning is written to go beyond the horror stories of the camps‚ and to dive into why the survivors were the ones made it out‚ and it wasn’t due to luck‚ as Frankl stated. The ones who made it out were the ones who learned how to cope with the suffering and found meaning in it. Frankl’s term‚ coined logotherapy‚ is the foundation of this memoir. My interpretation of the word is
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