TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tomer,Adrian
TI  - Death attitudes and the older adult: theories, concepts and applications 
SN  - 0876309880
U1  - 155.9370846 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Brunner-Routledge
KW  - Aged
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Death
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Series forward. - Foreword. - Preface. - Acknowledgement. - About the contributors. I. Theories and concepts. Ch. 1. Attitudes about life and death : toward a comprehensive model of death anxiety / Adrian Tomer. Ch. 2. Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging / Paul T.P.Wong. Ch. 3. Transcending the self : a terror management perspectice on successful aging / Shannon K. McCoy. Ch. 4. Microsuicide and the elderly : a basic defense against death anxiety / Robert W. Firestone. - II. Death attitudes in older adults : empirical findings. Ch. 5. Death-related attitudes : conceptual distinctions /Adrian Tomer. Ch. 6. Correlates of death anxiety in older adult : a comprehensive review / Barry V.Fortner. Ch. 7. The structure of the revised death anxiety scale in young and old adults / Adrian Tomer. Ch. 8. Death anxiety in younger and older adults / James A. Thorson. Ch. 9. Beliefs about life, life and death : testing aspects of comprehensive model of death anxiety and death attitudes / Adrian Tomer. - III. Attitudes toward the older adult and end of life decisions. Ch. 10. Ageism and elderly suicide : the intimate connection / Nancy J. Osgood. Ch. 11. Older adults' Ethnicity, fear of death and end-of-life decisions / Victor G.Cicirelli. Ch. 12. Israeli nurses' attitudes toward end of life of middle-aged and old terminally ill patients / Sara Carmel. Ch. 13. Death anxiety in nursing home personnel as a function of race / Steven J. Depaola. Ch. 14. Hospice care and the older person / Stephen R. Connor. - IV. Conclusions. Ch. 15. Spiritually and counseling of the older adult / Grafton Eliason. Ch. 16. Death attitudes and aging in the 21st century / Robert Kastenbaum. Ch. 17. Death attitudes and the older adult : closing thoughts and open questions / Adrian Tomer. - Index
N2  - Thanatology and gerontology-two apparently related areas of study-are rarely discussed simultaneously in the current literature. In [this book], the diversely oriented contributors to this book have bridged the gap separating these fields. Through the use of empirically based research, the contributors examine attitudes regarding themselves in relation to the end of life. Additiona;;y, the book addresses issues related to the rigorously debated topic of end-of-life decisions and presents an applications of the Terror Management Theory. The diverse backgroud of the contributors allow for the exploration of the book's topics from the perspectives of general psychology, thanatology, and gerontology. Of interest to professionals and academics in these fields, [this book] examines the histories of topics relating to these fields, presents current relevant practices, and discusses numerous possibilities for the future. - Back cover
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