Dr. Viktor Frankl

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gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Psychiatrist
museum
gptkbp:advocatesFor Humanistic psychology
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Vienna
Vienna_University_Medical_School_degree
gptkbp:born March 26, 1905
gptkbp:children Gabriele_Frankl
gptkbp:contributedTo Psychotherapy
Mental health awareness
Philosophy of life
gptkbp:died gptkb:Nazi_concentration_camps
September 2, 1997
gptkbp:famousQuote “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”
gptkbp:field Psychology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Viktor_Frankl_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Viktor Frankl
gptkbp:influenced Positive psychology
Existential psychology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Jung
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkbp:inspiration Many psychologists
gptkbp:knownFor Logotherapy
gptkbp:legacy Influence on personal development strategies
Influence on therapy practices
Influence on resilience studies
Influence on self-help literature
Influence on spiritual psychology
Influence on existential thought
Influence on philosophical discourse
Influence on counseling techniques
Influence on humanistic education
Influence on trauma recovery approaches
gptkbp:nationality Austrian
gptkbp:philosophy Existentialism
Humanism
Logotherapy principles
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Unheard_Cry_for_Meaning
gptkb:Man's_Search_for_Ultimate_Meaning
The Doctor and the Soul
gptkbp:recognizedBy International community
gptkbp:religion Meaning is essential for mental health
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Tilly_Frankl
gptkbp:taught Philosophy
Psychiatry
Around the world
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Man's_Search_for_Meaning