This goo was worth a point in August 2025.

publication date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 (part of August 2025)

category: Health

clue: After almost losing his life in the Holocaust, this psychologist dedicated the rest of it to searching for the search for the meaning of life.

explanation: Frankl believed that the search for the meaning of life was a central motivational force in one's life. He founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that treats patients by employing this philosophy. He wrote Man's Search for Meaning, an autobiography. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler


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