Choices for Living
Although many books are written about bereavement, very few are written about the fear of one's own death and most of these focus chiefly on terminal illness. In contrast, this book looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives and how it influences the choices we make and the paths that we follow in life. The author presents a 'moral hierarchy' of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying.
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Although many books are written about bereavement, very few are written about the fear of one's own death and most of these focus chiefly on terminal illness. In contrast, this book looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives and how it influences the choices we make and the paths that we follow in life. The author presents a 'moral hierarchy' of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying. Booknews Examines the way in which the fear of death operates throughout our lives, influencing the choices we make and the paths we follow. Langner (retired, public health and psychiatry department, Columbia U.) presents a moral hierarchy of behavior (including love, humor, intellectualization, procreation, religion, gambling, etc.) used in coping with the fear of death and dying, using this to examine adaptive and maladaptive choices. Suitable for academics and professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, sociology, philosophy, politics, and related fields as well as reasonably sophisticated laypeople. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Attitudes Toward Death12The Probable Causes of the Fear of Dying133Creativity174Love255Humor536Intellectualization597Procreation658Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior719Living Life to the Hilt, Living Better, Living Longer8910Group Membership10311Religion11512Mementos and Monuments13313Counterphobic Behavior15914Gambling17715Dissociation18116Repression/Denial22117Suicide22718Projection, Killing, and the Problem of Evil24519Summary and Conclusions273References289Index299
\ Examines the way in which the fear of death operates throughout our lives, influencing the choices we make and the paths we follow. Langner (retired, public health and psychiatry department, Columbia U.) presents a moral hierarchy of behavior (including love, humor, intellectualization, procreation, religion, gambling, etc.) used in coping with the fear of death and dying, using this to examine adaptive and maladaptive choices. Suitable for academics and professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, sociology, philosophy, politics, and related fields as well as reasonably sophisticated laypeople. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
