Question 1

Man's Search for Meaning

What were the beatings like in the concentration camp? What does Frankl argue was the worst part of these?

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Question 2

Man's Search for Meaning

In the section on "Experiences in a Concentration Camp," Frankl describes a physical condition that affected "nearly all the camp inmates." What was this condition? How did it affect Frankl?

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Question 3

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Frankl writes that because of the harsh realities of camp life and the "constant necessity of concentrating on the task of staying alive," some of the prisoners "regressed" to a more primitive form of mental life. How does he see this manifest itself?

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Question 4

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According to Frankl, what allowed the prisoners to be able to predict their deaths?

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Question 5

Man's Search for Meaning

What does Frankl observe about sexuality in the concentration camp?

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Question 6

Man's Search for Meaning

What does Frankl claim happened to the inner life of prisoners in concentration camp?

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Question 7

Man's Search for Meaning

How did Frankl leave Auschwitz? What happened at the camp after Frankl left Auschwitz?

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Question 8

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In what way does Frankl argue that prisoners could retain "the last of the human freedoms?"

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Question 9

Man's Search for Meaning

What does Frankl write happened to prisoners who lost hope in the future?

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Question 10

Man's Search for Meaning

What opportunity does Frankl see in camp life?

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Question 11

Man's Search for Meaning

What prompted Frankl to speak to the prisoners about hope? What did he say?

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Question 12

Man's Search for Meaning

What was the third stage of a the prisoner's mental reaction? How does Frankl characterize this?

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Question 13

Man's Search for Meaning

How does Frankl describe the character of the prisoners and the guards?

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Question 14

Man's Search for Meaning

What were some of the negative things that former prisoners had to deal with after their release?

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Question 15

Man's Search for Meaning

What does Frankl write is the "crowning" experience for former prisoners?

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Question 16

Man's Search for Meaning

How does Frankl compare his logotherapy to Freud's psychoanalysis?

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Question 17

Man's Search for Meaning

How does Frankl describe the "will to meaning"?

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Question 18

Man's Search for Meaning

What is "existential frustration" for Frankl?

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Question 19

Man's Search for Meaning

What has Frankl termed "noogenic neuroses"?

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Question 20

All the Colors of the Dark

All the colors of the Dark

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Question 21

Man's Search for Meaning

In the first section of the text, "Experiences in a Concentration Camp," what groups does Frankl identify within the concentration camp? Which group does he focus on? Why?

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Question 22

Man's Search for Meaning

In "Experiences in a Concentration Camp," what does Frankl write happened when a train was prepared to transport prisoners?

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Question 23

Man's Search for Meaning

How did the SS respond to changing the list of prisoners who would board transport that would transfer prisoners to another camp or would send them to the gas chambers?

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Question 24

Man's Search for Meaning

Due to the difficult conditions and the need to fight for survival, which prisoners does Frankl claim were most likely to survive life in the concentration camp?

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Question 25

Man's Search for Meaning

What does Frankl claim is the difficulty of his attempt at a methodical presentation of the psychology of the prisoner?

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