Choices for Living Coping with Fear of Dying

Although many books are written about bereavement, very few are written about the fear of one's own death and most of these focus chiefly on terminal illness. In contrast, this book looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives and how it influences...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langner, Thomas S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Path in Psychology, Published in Cooperation with Publications for the Advancement of Theory and History in Psychology (Path)
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Although many books are written about bereavement, very few are written about the fear of one's own death and most of these focus chiefly on terminal illness. In contrast, this book looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives and how it influences the choices we make and the paths that we follow in life. The author presents a `moral hierarchy' of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying
Physical Description:XV, 308 p online resource
ISBN:9780306474620