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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2002, 2002
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| 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 |
Table of Contents:
- Attitudes Toward Death
- The Probable Causes of the Fear of Dying
- Creativity
- Love
- Humor
- Intellectualization
- Procreation
- Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
- Living Life to the Hilt, Living Better, Living Longer
- Group Membership
- Religion
- Mementos and Monuments
- Counterphobic Behavior
- Gambling
- Dissociation
- Repression/Denial
- Suicide
- Projection, Killing, and the Problem of Evil
- Summary and Conclusions