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thanatologyDescription or study of death and dying and of the psychological mechanisms of dealing with them. One influential model proposed in 1969 by the psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (b. 1926) described five basic stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance; however, not all dying persons follow a regular, clearly identifiable series of responses to their situation. Thanatology also examines attitudes toward death, the meaning and behaviours of bereavement and grief, and other matters. thanatology [‚than·ə′täl·ə·jē] (medicine) The study of the phenomenon of somatic death. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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That changed in 1956, when a psychologist named Herman Feifer organized the first inter-disciplinary conference on thanatology, or death studies. Thanatology leads Snyder to examine the ars moriendi of King Lear and the inevitable death that claims the major characters and propels the play to its inexorable conclusion. Yet, while this book should find its greatest audience in courses on Thanatology or the nature of the self, the general reader would be happily surprised at its poignancy and beauty--perhaps a bit the way many of us have relished watching "Six Feet Under. |
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