Searching for meaning in chaos: Viktor Frankl's story

Bushkin, Hanan; Niekerk, Roelf van; Stroud, Louise

doi:10.5964/ejop.5439

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“…As Viktor Frankl explains, "an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior." 14 It isn't a matter of resilience, needing to try harder, or emotional or mental weakness. It isn't a cause for shame or blame.…”

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“…Although the employee reactions witnessed by leaders were alarming, these acute stress reactions aren't unusual. As Viktor Frankl explains, “an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.”14 It isn't a matter of resilience, needing to try harder, or emotional or mental weakness. It isn't a cause for shame or blame.…”

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“…This may be due to the fact that many interpersonal needs are not met due to di cult social contacts. The meaning of life according to Viktor E. Frankl is a state of subjective satisfaction of the individual resulting from purposeful and value-oriented actions (19,20). In other words, it constitutes the essence and purpose of human existence, the vocation of man, which justi es the toil of life and makes it worth living (21)(22)(23).…”

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Feelings of loneliness and meaning in life in subjects with Asperger's syndrome

Sipowicz

Pietras

Kosmalski

2023

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Introduction: Subjects with Asperger's syndrome without intellectual disabilities have significant difficulties in establishing social relationships despite their IQ being within the normal range. One of the effects of social deficit is depression. The question arises whether loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life correlate with the severity of depression and whether the average severity of depression, loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life differentiate the following groups: people with Asperger's syndrome and depression, people with Asperger's syndrome without depression, people with depression without Asperger's syndrome and healthy subjects. Material & Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 170 people, including: 43 people with Asperger's syndrome and depression, 41 people with Asperger's syndrome without depression, 40 people with depression without Asperger's syndrome and 46 healthy people (without Asperger's syndrome and without depression). All were administered a demographic survey, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R). Asperger's syndrome and depressive episodes were diagnosed on the basis of ICD-10 research criteria still applicable in Poland. Results:In the group with Asperger's syndrome and depression the highest levels of loneliness and the lowest values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life, except for the acceptance of death, were observed. This result was significantly different from the results obtained in the other study groups. Both in people with Asperger's syndrome without depression and in people with depression without Asperger's syndrome, the values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life and the level of loneliness differ significantly from the results obtained in the control group. The BDI-II scores correlated positively with the loneliness values and negatively with the sense of meaning in life values in all groups. Discussion: The results indicate that both suffering from depression and having Asperger's syndrome are associated with an increased sense of loneliness and a reduced sense of meaning in life. People with Asperger's syndrome and depression have the highest values of loneliness and the lowest values of dimensions of the sense of meaning of life compared to the other groups studied. The limitation of the work is the deliberate selection of groups, because it would be interesting to answer the question whether Asperger's syndrome is a risk factor for depression in the population.

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“…This may be due to the fact that many interpersonal needs are not met due to difficult social contacts. The meaning of life according to Frankl is a state of subjective satisfaction of the individual resulting from purposeful and value-oriented actions 19 , 20 . In other words, it constitutes the essence and purpose of human existence, the vocation of man, which justifies the toil of life and makes it worth living 21 – 23 .…”

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Feelings of loneliness and meaning in life in subjects with Asperger’s syndrome: a pilot study

Sipowicz,

Pietras,

Kosmalski

2023

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Subjects with Asperger’s syndrome without intellectual disabilities have significant difficulties in establishing social relationships despite their IQ being within the normal range. One of the effects of social deficit is depression. The question arises whether loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life correlate with the severity of depression and whether the average severity of depression, loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life differentiate the following groups: people with Asperger’s syndrome and depression, people with Asperger’s syndrome without depression, people with depression without Asperger’s syndrome and healthy subjects. The study was conducted on a total of 170 people, including: 43 people with Asperger’s syndrome and depression, 41 people with Asperger’s syndrome without depression, 40 people with depression without Asperger’s syndrome and 46 healthy people (without Asperger’s syndrome and without depression). All were administered a demographic survey, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Life Attitude Profile-Revised. Asperger’s syndrome and depressive episodes were diagnosed on the basis of ICD-10 research criteria still applicable in Poland. In the group with Asperger’s syndrome and depression the highest levels of loneliness and the lowest values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life, except for the acceptance of death, were observed. This result was significantly different from the results obtained in the other study groups. Both in people with Asperger’s syndrome without depression and in people with depression without Asperger’s syndrome, the values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life and the level of loneliness differ significantly from the results obtained in the control group. The BDI-II scores correlated positively with the loneliness values and negatively with the sense of meaning in life values in all groups. The results indicate that both suffering from depression and having Asperger’s syndrome are associated with an increased sense of loneliness and a reduced sense of meaning in life. People with Asperger’s syndrome and depression have the highest values of loneliness and the lowest values of dimensions of the sense of meaning of life compared to the other groups studied. The limitation of the work is the deliberate selection of groups, because it would be interesting to answer the question whether Asperger’s syndrome is a risk factor for depression in the population.

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Searching for meaning in chaos: Viktor Frankl's story

Cited by 18 publications

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