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Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna on March 26, 1905. The middle of three children, young Viktor was precocious and intensely curious. Even at the tender age of four, he already knew that he wanted to be a physician.[pic 12]

In high school, Viktor was actively involved in the local Young Socialist Workers organization. His interest in people turned him towards the study of psychology. He finished his high school years with a psychoanalytic essay on the philosopher Schopenhauer, a publication in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and the beginning of a rather intense correspondence with the great Sigmund Freud.

Frankl married in 1942, but in September of that year, he, his wife, his father, mother, and brother, were all arrested just for being Jews and brought to the concentration camp at Theresienstadt in Bohemia. His father died there of starvation. His mother and brother were killed at Auschwitz in 1944. His wife died at Bergen-Belsen in 1945. Only his sister Stella would survive, having managed to immigrate to Australia a short while earlier.

After two more moves to two more camps, Frankl finally succumbed to typhoid fever. He kept himself awake by reconstructing his manuscript on stolen slips of paper. In April of 1945, Frankl’s camp was liberated, and he returned to Vienna, only to discover the deaths of his loved ones. He finally reconstructed his book and published it, earning him a teaching appointment at the University of Vienna Medical School. In only 9 days, he dictated another book, which would become Man’s Search for Meaning. Before he died, it sold over nine million copies, five million in the U.S. alone!

In 1948, Frankl received his Ph.D. in philosophy. His dissertation - The Unconscious God - was an examination of the relation of psychology and religion. That same year, he was made associate professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Vienna. In 1950, he founded and became president of the Austrian Medical Society for Psychotherapy.

Frankl continued to teach at the University of Vienna until 1990, when he was 85. It should be noted that he was a vigorous mountain climber and earned his airplane pilot’s license when he was 67!

In 1992, friends and family members established the Viktor Frankl Institute in his honor. In 1995, he finished his autobiography, and in 1997, he published his final work, Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning, based on his doctoral dissertation. He has 32 books to his name, and they have been translated into 27 languages.

Viktor Emil Frankl died on September 2, 1997, of heart failure. His impact on psychology and psychiatry will be felt for centuries to come.

Answer the questions: (4 POINTS)

- What is the main idea of the text above?

The main idea of the reading is the biography of Victor Frankl

- When did Viktor Frankl decide to be a physician?

He wished to be a physician when he was only a 4 years child

- Why was Viktor´s family arrested?

Were all arrested just for being Jews and brought to the concentration camp at Theresienstadt in Bohemia

- Why is Viktor Frankl famous for?

He is famous because he was who founded a therapy and wrote 32 books that have been translated into 27 languages.

- Extract four verbs from the text and write sentences in the past.

- IS - WAS:

Maybe she was not the one who caused the hurt, but she was the only one who could reconstruct me.

- PUBLISH – PUBLISHED

My friend published his book with the memories about the last love that made out his poetic side.

- CONTINUE – CONTINUED

Life continued while she was miles away. And I need you

- DIE – DIED

I do not know if my dreams died or who died was I

- Why do you think “Viktor Frankl’s impact on psychology and psychiatry will be felt for centuries to come”?

I think he will have an impact for centuries because he was the author of great book, one of the “Man’s Search for Meaning” where he writes his own experiences base on concentration camps life. Also he believe that no matter the situation, man can find a reason to live, based on its spiritual dimension. It was the base of his logoteraphy.