He is most credited for the development of logotherapy, a field of psychotherapy which focuses on the meaning of life. List of books and articles about viktor frankl online. Kushnerand a new biographical afterword by william j. Psychiatrist viktor frankls memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in nazi. His twentynine books have been translated into twentyone languages. His book, mans search for meaning, chronicles his experiences as a concentration. Winslade psychiatrist viktor frankl s memoir has riveted generations of. This paperback edition published in london in 2004. The book had an impact on me because i was then working toward an mfa in.
Ve mas ideas sobre viktor frankl, logoterapia y pensamientos. Psychiatrist viktor frankls memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor viktor e. Viktor frankl s principles for discovering meaning in life and work. Viktor emil frankl 19051997 is a famous neurologist, psychotherapists and philosopher.
I discovered viktor frankl serendipitously when i was shelving books in the basement at oregon state university about 10 years ago. Viktor e frankl books list of books by viktor e frankl. Frankl s theory was that the individuals primary motivation is the search for meaning in life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of the credos of my life is taken from viktor frankl, a jewish survivor of nazi concentration camps, who was a psychiatrist and author. Viktor emil frankl 26 march 1905 2 september 1997 was an austrian neurologist and.
In this book dr frankl revolutionized psychotherapy with his theory of logotherapy. A 1991 reader survey for the library of congress that asked readers to name a book that made a difference in your life found mans search for meaning among the ten most influential books in america. In his highly influential book, mans search for meaning, he related that after the war someone asked him if he hated the german race. Mans search for ultimate meaning explores the sometime unconscious human desire for inspiration or revelation. Viktor frankl s work has being described as the most important contributions in the field of. When beacon press first published mans search for meaning in 1959, carl rogers called it one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years. The book is an account within the concentration camp hierarchy, where in various camps he practiced, concluded. In the thirtythree years since then, this book at once a memoir, a selfhelp book, and a psychology manual has become a classic that has sold more than three million copies in english language editions. In the thirtythree years since then, this book at once a memoir, a selfhelp book. According to frankl, the way a prisoner imagined the future affected his longevity. Viktor frankl, austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist who developed the psychological approach known as logotherapy, widely recognized as the third school of viennese psychotherapy. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of. Viktor frankl is known to millions of readers as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering.
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