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Death anxiety is the morbid, abnormal or persistent fear of death or dying. The British National Health Service defines death anxiety as a feeling of dread, apprehension or solicitude (anxiety) when one thinks of the process of dying, or ceasing to be or what happens after death.
Death anxiety is the morbid, abnormal or persistent fear of death or dying. The British National Health Service defines death anxiety as a feeling of dread, apprehension or solicitude (anxiety) when one thinks of the process of dying, or ceasing to be or what happens after death.
Death anxiety is the morbid, abnormal or persistent fear of death or dying. The British National Health Service defines death anxiety as a feeling of dread, apprehension or solicitude (anxiety) when one thinks of the process of dying, or ceasing to be or what happens after death.
Abstract:Death anxiety is the state in which the individual experiences apprehension, worry or fear related to death or dying. The aim of the present research is to investigate about death anxiety among the aged. 50 samples (25 males and 25 females)of age group above 60 years were selected on the bases of stratified random sampling in and around Chidambaram town.TEMPLER DEATH ANXIETY SCALE was used to find their level of death anxiety. Independent t test was used to find the significant difference regarding death anxiety. The result showed that there is a significant difference between male and female in death anxiety. Keyword: Death anxiety. INTRODUCTION The time we live in have been called the age of anxiety but probably every age or eraof human history could be designated on the same way. Anxiety fear and worry seem to be permanent parts of the human condition. Death is a powerful human concern that has been conceptualized as a powerful motivating force behind much creative expression and philosophic inquiry throughout the ages. .Death anxiety is a term used to conceptualize the apprehension generated by death awareness (Abdel-Khalek, 2005). Humans are unique in that they must learn to live and adapt to the consciousness of their own finiteness (Becker, 1973). Thus, a major task for cultural systems is to provide a symbolic structure that addresses death and provides meaning for its occurrence and a context for its transcendence (Becker 1973; Kbler-Ross, 2002) Death anxiety is the morbid, abnormal or persistent fear of death or dying. The British National Health Service defines death anxiety as a feeling of dread, apprehension or solicitude (anxiety) when one thinks of the process of dying, or ceasing to be or what happens after death. It is also referred to as thanatophobia (fear of death) and necrophobia (fear of death or the dead). Lower ego integrity, more physical problems, and more psychological problems are predictive of higher levels of death anxiety in elderly people. Robert Langs distinguishes three types of death anxiety: 1.Predatory death anxiety Predatory death anxiety is the most basic form of death anxiety, with its origins stemming from the first unicellular organisms' set of adaptive resources. Predatory death anxiety arises from the fear of being harmed. 2.Predation or predator death anxiety Predation or predator death anxiety is a form of death anxiety that arises from an individual physically and/or mentally harming another. This form of death anxiety is often accompanied by unconscious guilt. 3.Existential death anxiety Existential death anxiety is the basic knowledge and awareness that natural life must end. It is said that existential death anxiety directly correlates to language; that is, language has created the basis for this type of death anxiety through communicative and behavioral changes. However, existential death anxiety, unlike predatory death anxiety, does not involve episodes of psychological or physical harm. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY To determine whether there is any significant difference between the aged groups on their death anxiety. HYPOTHESIS: There may be a significant difference in the death anxiety among the aged males and females. RESEARCH METHODS: Survey research design was adopted and sample size of the study was 50 (25 aged males and 25 aged females). They were selected on the basis of stratified sampling technique. Initially, 58 samples were administered and out of them, responses of 8 samples were omitted since their data was incomplete. Independent sample't' test was applied to find the difference. Templar death anxiety scale was used to find the level of death anxiety. Description of the tool: This scale was developed by DONALD TEMPLER in 1961.this scale consist of 15 statements with true or false responses. This scale was designed to measure the respondents anxiety about death. The scale consists of statements like I am fear dying etc. this is a scale which contains good test and retest reliability and validity. Psychometric characteristics of DAS show 0.87 reliability done by attest retest method which is a similar conclusion to templar (1970). The scales internal validity, correlation coefficient were computed between the items of the scale and the total DAS score. Thus all the items were significant at 0.01 while coefficient totality have an average level. Administration The subject was seated comfortably. Death anxiety scale was administered by giving the following instruction. If a statement is true or mostly true to the individual, they A
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1 A Study On Death Anxiety Among The Aged Group S. Suganya And P. Chandra Bose M.phil research scholar Department of psychology Annamalai University PhD Research scholar Department of psychology Annamalai University were instructed to circle T. If a statement is false or mostly false as applied to the individual, has to circle F Scoring: There is no right or wrong answers. The death anxiety scale is scored by assigning a score of one to each item correctly answer. Items are scored by summing the items. the score range are between 0 15. RESULT AND DISCUSSION Table 1 showing the mean, standard deviation, t value and p value between the aged groups (males and females) on death anxiety DISCUSSION Ha: There is a significant difference in the death anxiety among males and females. It is inferred from the above table that the mean value (28.05) of the females is higher than the males (17.10). This mean difference is statistically significant since the calculated't' value is significant (p <0.01). CONCLUSION: Death anxiety for females was found to be higher when compared with the males. REFRENCES WWW.mental health org uk/ help information / mental heath 9 z/w/women Langs, R. (1997). Death Anxiety and Clinical Practice. London: Karnac Books; Langs, R. (2004). "Death anxiety and the emotion-processing mind," Psychoanalytic Psychology, vol. 21, no.1, 31-53; Langs, R. (2004) Fundamentals of Adaptive Psychotherapy and Counseling. London: Palgrave-Macmillan The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Griffiths, M. (2007). Death Understanding and Fear of Death in Young Children. The Journal of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 12 (4), 525-535. http://www.heidegger-gesellschaft.de/ http://www.meaning.ca/ A
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