Similar illustrationsSigmund Freud and Viktor Frankl both experienced equally dramatic social and political changes in the Austrian milieu of the early 20th century, but their psychological theories they are very different when compared. Frankl states that his development of logotherapy derives from Freud's psychoanalysis, but places much more emphasis on the individual's control over the self regarding attitude and interpretation of events. Logotherapy, or meaning-making therapy, touches on many of the aspects of positive psychology developed by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Frankl identifies three stages of mental distress as an inmate travels through a concentration camp: shock and disgust, apathetic and emotional death for protection, and after release is a period of near-disillusionment and disconnection from society. These phases Frankl personally experienced and observed during his years as an inmate in the concentration camps run by the Nazis. Frankl emphasizes the importance of finding meaning in suffering and the continued hope of liberation in regards to increasing one's chances of survival in such a dehumanizing and disease-filled environment. The meaning has also been emphasized in positive psychology, but defined differently, called resilience. Resilience has been studied directly with Holocaust survivors; they constantly found new ways to challenge their minds in order to maintain their humanity. Frankl mentions his own experience rewriting his scientific paper that was confiscated from him on the first day of his imprisonment, an act that proved to give him the chance to survive his ordeals. As Frankl mentions several times throughout his explanation of logotherapy and meanings......at the heart of the article......users say that the blame lies external to the individual when he or she has led a fairly stable life and safe than Frankl?Works Cited Frankl, V. (2006). Man's search for meaning. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. Freud, S. (1927). The future of an illusion. The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud, volume XXI (1927-1931): The future of an illusion, civilization and its discontents, and other works, 1-56. Retrieved from http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/The-future-of-illusion/html#ixzz2wtNQNNc6 Seligman, M. E., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive Psychology: An Introduction, 55(1), 5. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://www.monroecommunitycollege.biz/depts/strengthsquest/documents/positive_psychology_intro.pdf Smith, Z. T. (2012). The future of an illusion Summary. Retrieved from http://firmitas.org/FreudFuture.html