Beyond terror and denial: The positive psychology of death acceptance

Death Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Wong, Paul T P ^a   Tomer, Adrian ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECEPTION; DENIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECEPTION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 79951485247     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.535377     Document Type: Editorial

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