It is morbid, creepy, morose, and mystifying. The voyage to the great beyond is feared my many and understood by few. The fear of death is so prevalent that it has become the subject of an academic discipline. The study of death anxiety, which is defined as an unpleasant emotional state precipitated by one's own death, has grown over the past four decades creating an outpour of information over the subject. Formal tools such as the Death Anxiety Scale and Hoelter Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale have been developed.
The discipline has identified four aspects of passing away that scare people the most.
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· Fear of pain
· Fear of the unknown
· Fear of non-existence
· Fear of eternal punishment
Extensive research has resulted in a girth of literature over the issue, dispelling many misconceptions. A study of people of faith versus atheists had surprising results. Those who professed to be religious did not have a higher rate of tranquility when dealing with the subject of what would happen to them in the afterlife, or if there was one at all. On the same accord, non-believers were not more likely to be fearful of what awaits them once life ends.
Patients who were terminally ill at an Indianapolis hospital participated in supports groups in an effort to deal with the apprehension that arises when nearing the end of one's life. The support groups things like end of life planning and decision making, legacy, feelings and emotions, spiritual needs, and intimate relationships. These patients were reported to suffer less from depression and spiritual anxiety than those who did not participate.
Death anxiety has also seemed to scare the buying habits of consumers. Wanting to avoid the unpleasantness of thinking about their own or a loved ones passing has discouraged many people from making end of life arrangements. This procrastination can be a costly one. People who plan ahead greatly reduce the risk of being taken advantage of down the road. Those who do not leave their loved ones in a tough position, forced to make important expensive decisions under the pressure of time and emotional distress.
People with lower anxiety make quicker, simpler, and more economical purchasing decision about end-of-life products than those who's planning and pockets are paralyzed by fear. Estate planning is another end of life item individuals terrified of death tend to avoid. It is important to remember that being fearful of pain or the unknown are normal conditions of the human experience. When that fear stops people from making the decisions necessary to protect themselves and their loved is when death anxiety has become an issue.
Study of Death Anxiety
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Joseph Devine
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