Death attitudes and the older adult : theories, concepts, and applications
edited by Adrian Tomer ; [foreword by Jeffrey A. Giordano].
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TABLE DES MATIÈRES


List of Contributors

Introduction
Part 1 : Theories and Concepts
            Attitudes about Life and Death : Toward a Comprehensive Model of Death Anxiety
            Meaning of Life and Meaning of Death in Successful Aging
            Transcending the Self : A Terror Management Perspective on Successful Aging
            Microsuicide and the Elderly
            A Basic Defense Against Death Anxiety

Part 2 : Death Attitudes in Older Adults : Empirical Findings
            Death-Related Attitudes : Conceptual Distinctions
            Correlates of Death Anxiety in Older Adults : A Comprensive Review
            The Structure of the Revised Death Anxiety Scale in Young and Old Adults
            Death Anxiety in Younger and Older Adults
            Beliefs about Self, Life and Death : Testing Aspects of a Comprehensive Model of Death Anxiety and Death Attitudes
       
Part 3 : Attitudes Toward the Older Adult and End of Life Decisions
            Ageism and Elderly Suicide : The Intimate Connection. Older Adults' Ethnicity, Fear of Death, and End-of-Life Decisions
            Israeli Nurses' Attitudes Toward End of Life of Middle Aged and Old Terminally Ill Patients
            Death Anxiety in Nursing Home Personnel as a Function of Race
            Hospice Care and the Older Person

Part 4 : Conclusions
            Spirituality and Counseling of the Older Adult
            Death Attitudes and Aging in the 21st Century
            Death Attitudes and the Older Adult : Closing Thoughts and Open Questions

23 mars 2004