Man's Search for Meaning

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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.

subjects: Nazi concentration camps,  psychotherapy,  meaning of life,  freedom of choice,  kapo,  Konzentrationslager,  Erlebnisbericht,  spirituality,  war and conflict,  autobiography,  Biography,  Concentration camps,  Existentialism,  German Prisoners and prisons,  Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),  Logotherapy,  Personal narratives,  Prison psychology,  Prisoners and prisons, German,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Concentration camps,  Psychological aspects of Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),  Psychologists,  World War, 1939-1945,  Psychoanalytic Therapy,  War,  Prisons,  Meaning (Psychology),  Concentration camp inmates,  Camps de concentration,  Psychologie,  Prisonniers,  Logothérapie,  Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945,  Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands,  Existentialisme,  Koncentrationsläger,  PSYCHOLOGY,  Holocaust, 1939-1945,  Social Psychology,  Counseling,  Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), personal narratives,  Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), psychological aspects,  Psychologists, biography,  Austria, biography,  Frankl, viktor emil, 1905-1997,  Jing shen fen xi,  Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866,  Fen xi xin li xue,  Psychiatrie,  Aspect psychologique,  Biographies,  Recits personnels,  Sens (philosophie),  Holocauste, 1939-1945,  Logotherapie,  Psychologues,  Psicoterapia,  Logoterapia,  Existential psychotherapy,  Existentiell psykoterapi,  Logoterapi,  Livets mening,  Psykologiska aspekter,  Förintelsen,  Internal medicine,  Shoah,  Récits personnels,  Nazi concentration camp inmates,  Holocausto, judío (1939-1945),  Narrativas personales,  Aspectos psicológicos,  X,  Biografía,  Significación (Psicología),  Biografías,  Organization & administration,  Existential psychology,  Correspondence,  Drama,  Pathological Psychology,  Psychoanalysis and philosophy,  Psychiatrists & psychologists - biography,  Holocaust - personal narratives,  Holocaust biographies,  Individual psychologists,  Holocaust - study & teaching,  Collected Works

People: Viktor Emil Frankl,  God,  Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997)

Places: Austria,  Germany,  Deutschland