Beyond Death Anxiety : Achieving Life-affirming Death Awareness
By: Firestone, Robert W. (Author), Catlett, Joyce (Author).
Springer Publishing Co Inc. Published: 15/07/2009. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational.
Paperback. Sourced from U.S.A.
This book combines a theoretical understanding of death anxiety with narratives recounting the life experiences of many individuals to illustrate how people can use an awareness of death to enhance their lives. The book discusses defensive reactions to death anxiety and offers guidelines to health practitioners on how to help clients overcome their fear of death. The authors set forth a new perspective, focusing on the ways that we try to protect ourselves from the anxiety and dread surrounding death. They show how defenses that offer comfort and an illusion of safety can lead to self-limiting, self-destructive ways of living. Challenging these defenses and learning to accept our feelings of sadness, anger, and fear about death can lead to more personal satisfaction, and expand the opportunity for self-realization. Topics include children's awareness of death, effects of death anxiety in every day life, defenses against death anxiety, challenging defenses that interfere with living fully, and more. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0826105513/9780826105516
TITLE: Beyond Death Anxiety
CONTRIBUTORS: Firestone, Robert W. (Author), Catlett, Joyce (Author)
IMPRINT: Springer Publishing Co Inc
PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Co Inc
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: 15/07/2009
SUBJECT: Family & Health, Death & Bereavement
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 152mm x 228mm
PAGES: 352
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational
CONTENTS: Part I: The Impact of Death Awareness on Everyday Life; Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: The Uncharted Terrain of Death; Chapter 3: Children's Dawning Awareness of Death; Chapter 4: Effects of Death Anxiety in Everyday Life; Chapter 5: Literal and Symbolic Defenses against Death Anxiety; Chapter 6: Microsuicide: Death of the Spirit; Part II: Core Defenses against Death Anxiety.
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