The Holocaust, Logotherapy and Viktor E. Frankl

Authors

  • Michael F. Shaughnessy, Prof. Dr. Eastern New Mexico University Portales, New Mexico, USA.

Keywords:

Logotherapy, Existential Analysis, depression, paradoxical intention, The Holocaust

Abstract

This paper discusses the Holocaust and the system of  psychotherapy developed by Viktor E. Frankl, a survivor of the Holocaust who went on to form the "third Viennese School of Psychiatry".  This paper cursorily reviews the basic tenets of logotherapy and links the theory and practice of logotherapy and the concept of meaning and purpose in life to the Holocaust.

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References

Frankl, V.E. (1967) Psychotherapy and Existentialism: Selected Papers on Logotherapy. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Frankl, V.E. (1979) The defiant power of the human spirit. Cassette recording: San Francisco: Institute of
Logotherapy.

Frankl, V.E. (1992) Man's Search for Meaning. Fourth Edition Boston: Beacon Press.

Levi, P. (1986) The drowned and the saved. New York: Summit Books

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Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

Shaughnessy, M. F. (2014). The Holocaust, Logotherapy and Viktor E. Frankl. Journal of Social Sciences (COES&Amp;RJ-JSS), 3(1), 241–246. Retrieved from https://centreofexcellence.net/index.php/JSS/article/view/jss.2014.3.1.241.246

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014): January Issue

Section

Articles