Summarizes some of the major areas of concern in the study of the child's relationship with, and awareness of, death. An explanation of the changes in the child's conception is presented, followed by sections on the fatally ill and bereaved child. (Author)

This story about Peter was written by a mother as a way of helping her son and her family cope with the death of her daughter. (Author)

Describes day-long workshops, aimed at teachers and educators, caregivers, counselors and parents. These workshops deal with the needs that children have in dealing with death and give specific methods and resources. (Author/LAB)

Translates Oskar Pfister's 1930 article proposing that persons faced with extreme danger exclude reality from their perceptions and lapse into pleasurable fantasies that constitute a form of psychic protection against the threat of death. Notes that depersonalization takes place and prevents the conscious experience of fear. (Author/RC)

Describes a toddler's grief following the death of his grandfather, according to observations made by mother and a nurse-clinician over a six-month period. Interventions and interpretations are based on current theories related to the child and death. (Author)

A factor analysis of questionnaire responses from (N=189) victims of life-threatening accidents identified three dimensions of the altered state of consciousness produced by dangerous circumstances. These dimensions, included depersonalization, hyperalertness, and mystical consciousness, appeared meaningful in terms of the endangered personality's…