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- 'If Death was a Person':Exploring Death Personification in Terminally Ill, Chronically Ill and Healthy Individuals
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1 Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN
1 Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN
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IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 7, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 137-141Abstract
The present study is an attempt to explore death personification i.e. how death is perceived as a person by terminally ill, chronically ill and healthy individuals. The notion of death in the present study was explored using Kastenbaum and Aisenberg's multiple choice questions about nature and image of death. Most participants visualized death as an old man (46.7per cent) and a gentle, well-meaning sort of a person (81.7per cent). The study explains the various responses in the light of the death anxiety expressed by the three groups as measured by Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (1970) as well as empirical evidences provided by some of the traditional Hindu scriptures (such as Bhagavad-Gita, Mahabharata, & Garudapurana) as all participants belonged to the same faith group.Keywords
Death Personification, Terminally Ill, Chronically, Healthy Individual.References
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- Death Anxiety:A Psychological Perspective
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1 Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN
1 Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IN
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IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 7, No 2 (2019), Pagination: 283-286Abstract
Death anxiety is one of the most common fears that humans have. Social scientists have been trying to study death anxiety from different perspectives and with different methodologies. This paper brings together the psychological perspective on death anxiety and tries to understand what it is and how it affects the individual. It throws light on different types of death anxieties and its multi-dimensionality. It also tries to explain different theoretical perspectives on death anxiety along with the various coping techniques individuals use to deal with it. The paper presents literature on how religion has been understood in the context of death anxiety and the relationship between death anxiety and religiosityKeywords
Death Anxiety, Coping Techniques, Religiosity, Psychological Perspective.References
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