What does Frankl mean by the term "psychohygiene"? How does it affect a concentration camp prisoner’s experience and outcome? Describe examples in which Frankl helped his fellow prisoners via psychohygienic methods. Then describe examples in which others helped Frankl through similar methods.

Frankl's term "psychohygienic" is used to describe methods for promoting psychological health. It is the opposite of "psychopathology," or psychological sickness. Frankl discusses a number of ways to promote psychohygiene in the camps, but his chief example has to do with having a goal to live for. He describes how his days in the camp were spent concentrating on tiny details of daily life: how to get a piece of wire to serve as a shoestring, for example, or what to do if he should happen to find a bit of sausage in his soup ration that evening. When he finds himself growing angry or frustrated at having to think about such things, he escapes by imagining himself in the future, giving a lecture on prison psychology before a prestigious audience. In imagining his future self, he puts himself above the trivialities of camp life and is able to master his emotions.