Name: Death: The Final Stage of Growth
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Author: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
ISBN: 9780684839417

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Publisher

Scribner

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.2 x 14.0 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN

0684839415

ISBN13

9780684839417

Edition No.

Synopsis "Death: The Final Stage of Growth "

Ours is a death-denying society. But death is inevitable, and we must face the question of how to deal with it. Coming to terms with our own finiteness helps us discover life's true meaning. Why do we treat death as a taboo? What are the sources of our fears? How do we express our grief, and how do we accept the death of a person close to us? How can we prepare for our own death? Drawing on our own and other cultures' views of death and dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross provides some illuminating answers to these and other questions. She offers a spectrum of viewpoints, including those of ministers, rabbis, doctors, nurses, and sociologists, and the personal accounts of those near death and of their survivors. Once we come to terms with death as a part of human development, the author shows, death can provide us with a key to the meaning of human existence.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926-2004) was a Swiss-American psychiatrist and writer, pioneer in the study of grief and the psychological processes associated with death. Her most influential work, On Death and Dying (1969), introduced the model of the five stages of grief, revolutionizing the approach to palliative care. Other notable works include Questions and Answers on Death and Dying (1974) and The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying (1997).

Kübler-Ross primarily wrote in the genre of psychology and personal development, focusing on emotional and spiritual support at the end of life. Her work has been widely recognized and continues to be a fundamental reference for health professionals and individuals facing significant losses.

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