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Finding Purpose Through Suffering: A Psychological Review of Man’s Search for Meaning

Rhea Banerjee , Dr. Deepanjana Chakraborty

DIP: 18.02.070/20251003

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1003070

Received: August 20, 2025; Revision Received: August 25, 2025; Accepted: August 31, 2025

Abstract

Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning is part memoir, part psychological guide that evaluates how people are able to survive even the most horrific conditions. Based on his time in Nazi death camps, Frankl recounts what happened to him and to those around him during those terrible years and introduces his psychological theory – Logotherapy, which explains how finding purpose and meaning in life can aid people in surviving almost anything. The Book is divided into two parts, part one is dedicated to Frankl’s day-to-day life at the concentration camp while the second part is dedicated to Logotherapy. This book review critically examines the psychological significance of Frankl’s work and its utility in modern therapeutic practice. Through its key themes of survivor’s guilt, existential vacuum, post-traumatic growth, etc, this review attempts to highlight the significance of Frankl’s contribution to existential psychology and its importance in understanding human nature, motivation, resilience in the face of adversity.

The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate the research process.

The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.

This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Responding Author Information

Rhea Banerjee @ rhea.banerjee@s.amity.edu

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ISSN 2455-670X

DIP: 18.02.070/20251003

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1003070

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Volume 10, Issue 3, July – September, 2025

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