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Peer reviewedKenyon, Gary M. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Explores approach to dealing with human death. Describes floating perspective, based on insights from Choron and Jaspers, as suggesting it is possible to deal with human death by refraining from taking ultimate position on the problem. Position encourages openness to death. Examines role of anxiety and describes possible meaningful outcomes of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Death, Emotional Adjustment
Peer reviewedTessier, Roger – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Introduction to special journal issue examines links among death, distress, and solidarity (social support). Notes that solidarity constitutes most important coping mechanism when facing death and intense distress associated with death. Briefly summarizes articles in issue, noting decision to view solidarity in larger perspective than one adopted…
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups
Peer reviewedAlali, A. Odasuo – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1994
Examined obituary and in-memoriam announcements in Nigerian newspapers to determine dimension of content used to manage grief. Abstracted 10 dimensions of content that represented specific cultural behavior of people who exhibit a significant degree of similarity in management of grief. Findings suggest that openness to death is appropriate…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Coping, Death, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedParkes, C. M. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1988
Reviews last 10 years of research, counseling, and treatment in area of bereavement. Notes that community support can help some individuals coping with grief, but that others require different interventions. Sees need for research into sequence of events that lead to adverse physical, mental, or social consequences in bereavement, and about types…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Death
Peer reviewedFeeley, Nancy; Gottlieb, Laurie N. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1989
Examined parental coping strategies in dealing with infant death and explored whether discordant parental coping was associated with communication difficulties. Results from 27 couples who had experienced death of an infant revealed that mothers and fathers used similar coping strategies; mothers did use seeking social support, escape-avoidance…
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Fathers, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGilbar, Ora; Florian, Victor – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Compared psychological variables of 30 patients with inoperable breast cancer to matched group of 30 operable breast cancer patients. Found that women with inoperable breast cancer had higher scores in denial, exhaustion, hopelessness, worthlessness, depression, somatization, hostility, and psychoticism. Profile of inoperable cancer patients did…
Descriptors: Cancer, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response
