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“When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves,” which was quoted by Viktor E. Frankl. The given quote compared to the character from the story, “Shoofly Pie,” are similar, because of, it being related to the their given character development. This character’s name is Mattie, a girl who had recently experienced agony for her mother's death, found work at a local cafe. Not much is known about Mattie at first other than her clumsiness, and anxiety, but yet

Man’s Search for Meaning, written by Viktor Frankl, is about Frankl’s experience at the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps during the Holocaust and his logotherapy theory. Throughout the book, Frankl explains his belief in an ultimate purpose in life and how humans can attain it. Frankl attained his purpose in life while at the Dachau concentration camp during a critical period of his life. Frankl provides many clues as to what his purpose in life is at the time that he attained it such as

CASE STUDY: MARTIN FRANKEL Many people in society are unsure on what white collar crime actually is. There are different opinions on what white collar crime should be defined as. A strong definition would be any violation of criminal, civil or regulatory laws or unethical actions committed in the course of one’s occupation. These individuals are usually very respectable in society and have “high-status”. White collar crime is much larger than your traditional street crime: It harms a larger pool

Dr. Viktor Frankl experienced an extreme traumatic event that most of us cannot even dream of happening. Dr. Frankl was a victim of the Nazi Concentration Camps for years and was continuously tortured mentally, physically, and emotionally. From having little to no food to having barely any clothes to wear during the wintertime, Dr. Frankl survived what the world witness as the most horrific genocide it had and has ever seen. One can understand how it would be so easy for someone to lose sight of

Tragic Optimism A survivor and a psychiatrist by the name of Victor Frankl wrote the essay of “ Tragic Optimism” explaining that there are components of human existence that are unavoidable. Every human no matter their gender, race nor age will be faced with an obstacle in their own way during the duration of their lifetime. These components construct what is other wise known as the tragic triad - pain, guilt and death- which all coexist to create a blockage that one must learn to overcome. By

man’s search for meaning is an autobiography written by author Viktor Frankl. Viktor Frankl writes about spending three years in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, and Dacha, all of this occurring during the Holocaust. The book discusses the theme of survival during a time where horror and fear were all too common. Frankl uses a clear perspective by focusing on others tragic stories and more or less on his own experience. Frankl describes the fundamental necessity of hope and survival. Frankl’s psychological

Good Will Hunting is a film which conveys many interlocking themes and messages to its viewers. One of these nicely woven themes is placing trust in the people we care about as well as people we have only recently become acquainted with. Another message, arguably more significant than the last is finding and pursuing the potential one has and bringing meaning into our lives in any form we choose. I believe the potential and success this film demonstrates is that success, growth, and meaning in a

Shamecca Marshall Professor Dietz Psychology 11 July 15, 2015 Viktor Frankl Vs. Sigmund Freud Viktor
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"Man's Search for Meaning," Victor Frankl describes lessons for spiritual revival and his personal experiences inside the Nazi concentration camps. Frankl disagreed with Freud, a philosopher who believed that life is a quest for power, and Alfred Adler, who believed that life is a quest for power; instead, Frankl agreed with Nietzsche who stated that "He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How." (Page IX.) The three most significant factors that Victor Frankl wrote about that gave life meaning

Humans as a species, can not function as a community or individuals without a sense of meaning or purpose. In the words of Viktor Frankl “(A person’s) main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in (her/his) life.” Viktor Frankl believed that a real sense of meaning will neither enhance life nor improve it, but merely to make it, life. Frankl is the author of the book ‘Man's Search for Meaning’ which chronicles his experiences from when he was in Auschwitz as an inmate