Tales from the Crypt: On the Role of Death in Life
An existential psychodynamic theory is presented based on Ernest Becker's claim that self-esteem and cultural worldviews function to ameliorate the anxiety associated with the uniquely human awareness of vulnerability and mortality. Psychological equanimity is hypothesized to require (1) a shar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1998
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Zygon
Year: 1998, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-43 |
| Further subjects: | B
psychological defenses
B Religion B Death B Self-esteem B Prejudice B Culture B socially constructed reality |
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