The Psychology of Death

In this extensively revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum examines and expands upon issues of dying and the ways in which conceptions of death are shaped and reshaped. Includes new chapters on how death is constructed, death in adolescence and adulthood including discussion on suicide, physician assisted death and Regret Theory and Denial; and more.

Robert Kastenbaum, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Communication, Arizona State University.

Preface

vii

The Psychologist's Death: A Work in Progress

1

(28)

How Do We Construct Death? A Developmental Approach

29

(34)

Reconstructing Death in Adolescence and Adulthood

63

(34)

Death in the Midst of Life

97

(64)

A Will to Live and an Instinct to Die?

161

(46)

Dying: Toward a Psychological Perspective

207

(46)

Deathbed Scenes

253

(58)

Index

311

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The Psychology of Death

Summary

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Table of Contents

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