Viktor Frankl

Second, a good financial status. Third, a good spiritual connection with God. These three components are essential in a good life because you will have less stress and less things to worry about. Everyone wants to live a good and sound life. Viktor Frankl said, “one must have a reason to “be happy,” and that is very much true. I think that the reason for wanting to be is that everyone wants good well-being. No one wants to be sad and depressed all the time. Everyone wants to live a happy and…

Theoretical Framework View of Human Nature Key Theorists Key Terminology Key Concepts Strengths/Weakness Therapeutic Techniques Psychodynamic 1. Psychoanalysis Instincts /Drive an innate psychic energy known as id. Sigmund Freud Catharsis or Abreaction drives Conscious and unconscious mental state activity The strengths are having the Western values being effective. The weaknesses are modified by measure of awareness. Interpretation of the transference relationship. Individuals are…

The key events, characteristics situations that are very important to the existence of humans are what are termed as the human condition. The key events and aspects of human life include; education, birth, growth, emotionality, conflict, mortality and even aspiration. The human condition is used when giving life meaning or when addressing moral concerns. The human condition has been analyzed from numerous perspectives such as the religious perspective where Buddhism teaches that life is an…

During the 1900s, the Holocaust was a horrific time to be alive. Jews were being distinguished by a major military organization known as the Schutzstaffel. Adolf Hitler and his men were separating Jewish families from each other by assassinating them and stealing the wealth they accumulated. But no one would soon believe that a survivor would have the abilities and the strength to publish and write such a memorable book that would soon inform the world about the Holocaust. Night, a novel…

Although I recommend this book, I must advise readers that the book contains sexual contents. I found some of the sexual contents to be hilarious, while others were a little unappropriated. Overall, the book teaches us the message of philosopher Viktor Frankl, in that our lives have meaning regardless of the circumstances we’re…

horror of the camps; they do not have a specific goal or direction in life. If sufferings do not improve one as a person, it is meaningless. Viktor Frankl, another lucky survivor of the Holocaust also expresses his thankful feeling towards his past experience by stating, “If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering” (Frankl). Eliezer also experiences a period of silence where he rethinks his future, where his sufferings give him a purpose. Success will…

“When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves”( Viktor E. Frankl). Change is required through out the process of life. Some good and some bad, however, the change itself depends on the situation and how you approach it. A second mom sounded ridiculous at the age of 9, my parents had been divorced for 5 years and I knew only of the women he would bring home from time to time. Elizabeth was exactly my father’s type: young, skinny, blonde, gorgeous, and…

The Hidden Evil Every single person in this world right now has been indifferent during their lifetime. No one, however, has been as indifferent as the United States, Jewish prisoners, Nazis, Germany citizens, and the rest of the world during the Holocaust. On the brink of World War Two, many nations were only focused on the battlefront, but the true horror lied within the walls of German control. Concentration camps, otherwise known as death camps, or hell, “housed” millions of Jews,…

The idea that grief is motivating dates back to the time of Arthur Schopenhauer. He was of the opinion that suffering is the “agens” of philosophical thought meaning that suffering acts as a starting point and as an engine which pulls an individual towards greater heights. Schopenhauer pioneered the idea that suffering boosts creativity. He drew an analogy between human suffering and a rose. He believed that just like a rose grows out of thorns, similarly great works of art are achieved after…

The deliberate killing of a large group of people known as Genocide was committed against the Hebrews. Adolf Hitler was the man who instigated and committed this act. He is like the snake in The Jungle Book. He spoke to the people and convince them; almost hypnotizing them to do his bidding. Elie Wiesel wrote a memoir over this tragic event. Having to go through this could put a major strain on their faith in themselves, their fellow men, and even their own God. “In Night”, Elie Wiesel responds…