Abstract
The chapter deals first with death anxiety, its varieties, correlates and determinants, including deeper-lying factors such as meaning assignment tendencies and basic beliefs characterizing the individual. Death anxiety is considered as determined and determining meanings assigned to death, both negative and positive, based on socio-cultural conceptions, familial traditions and personal experiences. The last part of the chapter focuses on the tasks and choices concerning death that individuals are assumed to perform. The concluding part presents major types of interventions for moderating anxiety and providing the individual peace and hope.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Confronting Dying and Death |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 89-102 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781614707318 |
| State | Published - May 2012 |