PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Prolonged Grief Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acculturation
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Religion: organized system on beliefs and practices to create a closeness to the sacred or transcendent. Christianity - those who don"t follow jesus go to hel, the dead are buried or cremated. Islam - the present life is in preparation for the next realm, dead are buried. Judaism - those who live a worthy life are reward in the afterlife, dead are buried. Hinduism - souls travel to another world and return to earth to continue its journey, dead are cremated. Buddhism - people are reincarnated, status depends on the previous life, dead are buried or cremated. Taoism - the natural way of the universe when alive and we are tao when we die, dead are buried or cremated. Fear of death, high to low: muslim, christian, buddhist, non-religious. Death apprehension theory: belief in an afterlife contributes to one"s fear of death because of the uncertainty. 4 main factors induce fear of death: Certainty about the reality of an afterlife.
