Freud Vs Frankl And Freud

Viktor Frankl’s thesis found in Man’s Search for Meaning is repeated multiple times, in different ways throughout his book. On page 111 he states, “According to logotherapy, we can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by creating a work or doing a deed; (2) by experiencing something or encountering someone; and (3) by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering” (Frankl). This is not saying that all of those qualities have to be present to find one’s meaning though especially suffering. The only way to find the meaning of life is by answering your own call for life, not what others value as meaning. Each meaning

In “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy,” Emily Esfahani Smith writes about the conflict between Viktor Frankl’s book, “Man’s Search for Happiness” and the culture today, which focuses on happiness in life rather than meaning. She introduces Viktor Frankl as a star medical and psychology student who survived the Holocaust in 1942. While Frankl was kept hostage in his camp, he was forced to find the good in life in order to survive. After being liberated, Frankl recorded his experience and what he learned in nine days, creating a best-seller in the United States. Smith explains that even though it has been concluded that Americans’ happiness is at an all-time high, the Center for Disease Control says that almost fifty percent of Americans have not found a purpose in life. Smith tells that bad mental health, self-esteem, and depression are less likely to be found in those who have found a pleasurable meaning in life. Happiness is associated with being a “taker”, while having a meaning life is associated with being a “giver” according to Smith. The downside to having a purpose for one’s life is the fact that he or she is usually more unhappy due to stress and worry than those who only strive for happiness, Smith explains. A study in 2011 proved that if someone has a negative circumstance occur in his or her lifetime, that event will give him or her more of a drive to find meaning in life rather than happiness. Smith concluded by linking these other sources with Frankl’s

Many people, including myself prior to reading this book, tend to believe that happiness is achieved in the absence of suffering. Frankl gives a different perspective stating, “If there is a meaning in life at all, then

In the book “Man’s Search For Meaning,” Frankl introduced the meaning of life that he discovered during he suffered in concentration camp. He also mentioned that people find meaningful life by creating work, experiencing something, and by the attitude we toward unavoidable suffering. As a young people, I less advanced in life and less enlightened by experience. I can’t image how many painful memory that he had, and I don’t know in what dilemma he found the meaning of lives. Undoubtedly, Frankl noticed the value of his life, and his difficult life experience helped him know himself, and finally he overcame many difficulties. Thus, for me, I think I can find meaningful lives by achieving self-realization and experiencing more things in my life.

Life is dictated with an overarching sense of purpose. Living with a purpose allows an individual to see beyond any current frustrations or woes of any situation while remaining on the path to greater fulfilment. As discussed in Part I of Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the prisoners in Nazi Concentration Camps who looked beyond the current duress of their situations – and created some sense of purpose in living – were the ones who best survived the hardships within the camp confines. The concept of purpose varies with the individual, but connects people to a greater sense of meaning in life. Discovering a purpose is not as tractable as Frankl dictates. Living does entail a purpose, but uncovering the purpose can be complex and difficult for people at times. When surviving in the Concentration Camps, Frankl uncovered the underlying truth that, “it did not really matter what we expected from life, but

The most important aspect of finding meaning in an individual’s life is that the motivation to do so comes intrinsically, not extrinsically. In Man’s Search for Meaning, author Viktor Frankl asserts the idea of “will to meaning,” which is essentially the desire to find meaning and purpose in an individual’s life (Frankl 99). Frankl explains that this intrinsic desire to find meaning acts the “primary motivational force” in man, and it is essential for survival (Frankl 99). He supports this idea by citing a survey in which when asked what was important, 16% of students answered “making a lot of money”, while 78% said “finding a purpose and meaning to my life” (Frankl 100). This idea of finding meaning intrinsically, as opposed to extrinsically in the material world, is further explored in Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha. The protagonist of the journey, Siddhartha, decides to leave teachers early on in his journey, knowing that he will find enlightenment through his own experiences and inner voice, and not through words and practices that are imposed on him by external sources. The contrast between intrinsic and extrinsic guidance is emphasized in several instances in the novel, one of them being when he intrinsically rejects his indulgent life in the material world. Afterwards, he praises himself for having “heard the bird in [his] breast sing and followed it” (Hesse 98). Hesse utilizes the symbol of the bird in his breast to represent Siddhartha’s inner voice, thus showing that

Life never ceases to have meaning, even in suffering and death. Frankl's idea of finding meaning in the midst of extreme suffering is found in his account of an experience he had while working in the harsh conditions of the Auschwitz concentration camp. His only hope was that he can survive and be with his lovely wife again. Frankl believe that if there was a meaning to life at all there must be a meaning to suffering. He agrees that without suffering and death human life cannot be accomplished. Humans spend too much time thinking about what the futures holds for them and they don’t realize that we should live each day as it would be our last

In the book “Man’s Search For Meaning,” Frankl introduced the meaning of life that he discovered during he suffered in the concentration camp. He also mentioned that people find meaningful life by creating work, experiencing something, and by the attitude we toward unavoidable suffering. As a young person, I less advanced in life and less enlightened by the experience. I can’t image how many painful memories that he had, and I don’t know in what dilemma he found the meaning of lives. Undoubtedly, Frankl noticed the value of his life, and his difficult life experience helped him know himself, and finally he overcame many difficulties. Thus, for me, I think I can find meaningful lives by helping others, achieving self-realization and experiencing more things in my life.

Frankl added a postscript to this book called “The Case for Tragic Optimism”. In this paper, I’m going to critically summarize this postscript by explaining the overall thesis along with the most important points Frankl uses to support his thesis. I will also explain where I agree or disagree with Frankl’s various points and why. The overall thesis of Frankl’s book is that “life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones”(prologue xiv). The word potential there is standing for a choice.

As I read through Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, I grasp on to all the epiphanies and realizations that Frankl reflects upon and take them into consideration in my own life. Although I have never gone through any experiences even remotely similar to his experiences in the concentration camps, in this time in my life I am searching for meaning in a way. Moving on to a new chapter in my life, I feel as though I am trying to find my purpose, who I am, and who I will become. Therefore, Man’s Search for Meaning has provided me with multiple major insights in my own search for meaning.

He finds that people have this ability to hold onto things of value and look forward to experiencing them again sometime in the future. For some people that is family, for some it is experiences, and others it is religion. This innate ability persevere stems from the desire to live to experience these things again, even if it seems that it may not ever happen. The fact that life ends, is what makes it have value and people hold onto this, because within them lies an instinct to live for the enjoyments of life. Man attaches meaning to the fact that life ends and hold onto the things that one derives pleasure from, attaching meaning to that thing. Frankl finds that it is man’s creation of meaning for his life that allows man to endure the worst of

In this article Man’s Searching for Meaning, Victor Frankl focuses on finding meaning through suffering. In logotherapy, it is represented as “tragic triad”, which consists of aspects of human existence which can be circumscribed by pain, guilt, and death. Each element of the tragic triad provides an incentive that can produce a great amount of unhappiness. However, logotherapy does not regard humans as animals prone to given incentive response mentality. It is the belief in human emotions based on tragic experiences to see that there's meaning in life. With that said, he says “ presupposes that life is potentially meaningful under any conditions, even those which are most miserable” p. 162. For Frankl the only true way to happiness is through

Despite the extreme nature of his situation, it is possible for people today to feel a void in their existence. What Frankl is saying is that we need to fill that void, and that is possible even when enduring the most immense yokes of

“There’s More to Life than Happiness” was a fascinating article to me. As I have grown, matured and experienced life, I have contemplated many of the ideas that Frankl brought forth. Over the years, I have watched others pursue meaning and countless more pursue happiness. I have watched some struggle with depression and suicide while they languished in lack of meaning and purpose.

Carl Jung offers a more accurate explanation of the human psychological experience. Whereas his early ideas are similar to Sigmund Freud, he quickly strayed away in multiple, key areas. Both Jung and Freud's theories divide the mind into three unique parts; however, Jung's explanation of the unconscious mind is less narrow-sighted and provides a description, archetypes, that account for the universality of many common mental issues. Conversely, Freud believed that every individual was on his or her own as he or she moved through the five stages of being and that those five stages determined the rest of your life. Freud's theory puts everyone on their separate iceberg floating about the sea. On the other hand, Jung believes that we have an ego,