PSYC 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Disengagement Theory, Defence Mechanisms, List Of Sovereign States By Suicide Rate
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Do we deny death: average person sees over 13,000 deaths on television and the movies by age 21, typically, death occurs in hospitals, cultural differences and grieving. It is rare now for someone to have seen anyone die: permanence, universality, nonfunctionality. 2 to 6 year olds: view death as temporary and reversible, may appear unaffected by the death of a loved one, may take respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ility for the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s death, develop a concept of death=age 5. 6 to 9 year olds: may take responsibility for death of someone else, understand that death is final=age 9. 9 to 12 year olds: may take responsibility for death of someone else, can probably handle most of the information one would give to an adult, can understand customs involved with death. Common reactions to grief in childhood: negative behavior. Death in young adulthood: desire to keep intimate relationships, future planning, outraged at illness, orientation = number of years lived.
