Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes

Adrian Tomer, Grafton T. Eliason, Paul T. P. Wong

• Preface. Spinelli, Foreword. Neimeyer, Introduction. Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Positions. Tomer & Eliason, Existentialism and Death Attitudes. Mikulincer & Florian, The Complex and Multifaceted Nature of the Fear of Personal Death: The Multidimensional Model of Victor Florian. Wong, Meaning Management Theory and Death Acceptance. Part II: Research. Hart & Goldenberg, A Terror Management Perspective on Spirituality and the Problem of the Body. Cicirelli, End-of-Life Decisions: Research Findings and Implications. Ardelt, Wisdom, Religiosity, Purpose in Life, and Death Attitudes of Aging Adults. Tomer &. Eliason, Regret and Death Attitudes. Dobson & Wong, Women Living With HIV: The Role of Meaning and Spirituality. Ivoncavich & Wong, The Role of Existential & Spiritual Coping in Anticipatory Grief. Nouel, Construction of Meaning in the Face of Mortality. Thorson & Laughlin, The Dark Night of the Soul. Part III: Applications. Orbach, Existentialism and Suicide. Mannarino, Eliason, & Rubin, Regret Therapy: Coping With Death and End of Life Issues. Morrant & Catlett, Separation Theory and Voice Therapy: Philosophical Underpinnings and Applications to Death Anxiety Across the Life Span. Wong, Transformation of Grief Through Meaning: Meaning-Centered Counseling for Bereavement. Gibson, Making Meaning of Infertility and Death Through the Use of Spirituality and Growth-Fostering Relationships in Counseling. Eliason, Lepore & Myer, The Evolution of Grief Counseling. Tomer, Eliason & Wong, Conclusion.

“This book is a major and valuable achievement ... [it] provides a ... much needed counter-balance to the dearth of studies on the human dimensions of living with death.”-Ernesto Spinelli, Ph.D. School of Psychotherapy and Counseling, Regents College"For anyone wishing to get a comprehensive overview of research on death attitudes, this volume is an indispensable resource." -Louis Hoffman, Ph.D.Core Faculty; Editor-In-Chief, University of the Rockies Press, University of the Rockies/Colorado School of Professional Psychologyand-Nathaniel Granger, JrAuthor, “A Cultural Critique of Humanistic Psychology: An African-American Male Perspective”