PSY 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Major Depressive Disorder, Middle Ages, Social Death
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K bler-ross: on death & dying: overview & critique. Wanted to move away from bioscience towards socioscience. To arrive at a more sophisticated appreciation of this model. Overview: obituary, origins of the theory , stage theory of dying examined, understanding the k bler-ross theory of dying, what can be learned from k bler-ross" model, criticisms of the stage theory of dying, conclusions. Denial: not me! : five stage model: coping with dying. Means overwhelmed), fluctuating (dependent on persons capacity to deal with death) & modified ( reflects the fact that people may be holding on to other things. This is the individuals rejection to the fact of death. In this model it can be very healthy. This serves as a buffer and allows a person to acknowledge the death. This is the process a person goes through when attempting to come to grip with death. When the negative aspect gets into the way of mourning then be worried.
