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Philosophical Views of Death
Hart, Edward J. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1977
High levels of mental health might result from accepting the dissolution of external as well as internal security objects and accepting death as a reality in life. (MJB)
Descriptors: Death, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Response, Human Development
A Group for Children with Deceased Parents
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Cardarelle, James A. – Social Work, 1975
The group was begun to serve a narrowly defined and particularly vulnerable client-- the child grieving for a deceased parent. The author discusses recruiting participants and the group process of dealing with this specific emotional problem. Reactions of young people and the community are mentioned. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Group Counseling
Some Reflections Concerning Approaches to Death Education
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Harris, William H. – Journal of School Health, 1978
The five approaches to death education are the philosophical, sociological, psychological, medical-legal, and health education. (JD)
Descriptors: Death, Health Education, Humanities, Mental Health
Explaining Death to Children
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Grollman, Earl A. – Journal of School Health, 1977
Honest discussion of the fact of death with children is essential in helping them to accept and face it. (JD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Death, Early Childhood Education
An Integrative Model of Grief.
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Moos, Nancy L. – Death Studies, 1995
Presents a model that integrates individual grief and family grief models and then describes this interaction. Highlights the importance of family processes in each individual's perceptions of the death, as well as each family member's influence on the overall grief reactions and coping strategies of the family system. (RJM)
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Family Environment, Family Influence
Beyond Benevolence--The Mental Health Role of the Preschool Teacher
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Stein, Myron; And Others – Young Children, 1975
Urges the preschool teacher to assume the role of mental health counselor by working closely with parents. Suggests ways to deal with normal childrearing situations and with crises involving death, illness or surgery, and separation or divorce. Briefly discusses the nursery school's handling of children with psychological problems. (BRT)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Death, Hospitalized Children, Mental Health
Long-Term Effects of a Family History of Traumatic Death on Adolescent Individuation.
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Bradach, Kristin McClenahan; Jordan, John R. – Death Studies, 1995
Examined direct and transgenerational effects of traumatic loss on current functioning in college students. As expected, subjects directly affected by traumatic deaths reported more psychological distress, less individuation from parents, and poorer college adjustment than control subjects. Traumatic death apparently disrupts families' ability to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Coping, Death
International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016 (Lisbon, Portugal, April 30-May 2, 2016)
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology