Death anxiety in adult life—theoretical perspectives

Tomer, Adrian

doi:10.1080/07481189208252594

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“…A functionalist view of emotion would posit an adaptive function for death anxiety (Barrett & Campos, 1987;Stolorow, 1973;Yalom, 1980). Certainly, from the purview of existential philosophy ''the physicality of death destroys man, [but] the idea of death saves him'' (Yalom, 1980, p. 30), because the awareness of one's mortality may encourage, even demand, self-actualization (Tomer, 1994). Although the present study did not address the adaptive value of death anxiety in maternal grief, awareness of personal finitude may be a motivating factor in some women's post bereavement commitment to a more authentic life (Kohner & Henley, 2001, pp.…”

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confidence: 99%

Personal Fear of Death and Grief in Bereaved Mothers

Barr

Cacciatore

2008

Death Studies

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Personal Fear of Death and Grief in Bereaved Mothers

Barr

Cacciatore

2008

Death Studies

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“…Th e literature defended death anxiety as a multidimensional term that relates to death as an accumulation of unpleasant feelings that arise in the individual, such as fear, threat, and emotional discomfort (Neimeyer 1997). Tomer (1992) off ers a diff erent defi nition, which considers death anxiety to be experienced on a daily basis and related to mental, physical, and social losses, loss of self and self-fulfi llment, loss of control and independence, loss of the body and its deterioration, and the eff ects of the individual's death on the immediate surroundings.…”

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The relationships between on-going terror attacks, military operations and wars and the well-being of Jewish and Arab three generations civilians in Israel

Ron¹,

Ron²

2017

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Between the state of Israel independent declaration in 1948, until this very days, wars, military operations and on-going national terror had been its daily routine to cope with. Th e main goal of this study was to review published studies on the impact of those extreme negative life events on the well-being and mental health of various groups of Arab and Jewish civilians in Israel. In addition, this study emphasizes well-known PTSD risk factors related to terrorism, military operations and war in Israel, as well as dissociative symptoms, ASD symptoms, and Death anxiety. Th e study also deals with some of the background characteristics, the internal and the external resources of the individual, in three age groups, which can take the role of mediator variables between those negative events and the populations' well-being. Th e literature published in Israel from the beginning of studding those subjects, available up to January 2017, was systematically reviewed. About thirteen studies on the impact of on-going terror attacks and risk factors for distress, trauma and PTSD and, about ten studies on coping strategies were identifi ed. Causes, risk factors, variety of outcomes and coping strategies were widespread from the earlier and traditional to more recent and modern approaches towards those subjects and sometimes integrated.

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“…According to May, the self is the "who I am" that people are in every experience, as living and dying beings. In order to be authentic to the self, people must acknowledge the fact of mortality or increased fear and anxiety might consume their ability to be authentic (e.g., avoiding confrontation with death; Tomer, 1994;Yalom, 1980). For most part, the conceptual framework of death has been strictly defined by and relegated to Western interpretation.…”

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“…What would this experience look and feel like? People tend to avoid the thoughts and feelings associated with death because of the terror that can arise from the awareness that death is inevitable (Kastenbaum, 2000;Kubler-Ross, 1997;May, 1981May, /1999Tomer, 1994;Yalom, 1980). Confronting death takes a considerable amount of energy from an individual.…”

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