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Existential Concerns About Death [PDF]
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2014 Research suggests that addressing dying patients’ existential concerns can improve their quality of life. We aimed to illuminate dying patients’ existential concerns about the impending death through a descriptive analysis of semistructured interviews with 17 patients in Danish hospices.
Moestrup, Lene, Hansen, Helle Ploug
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Existential threat lies at the heart of intergroup conflict, but the literature on existential concerns lacks clear conceptualization and integration. To address this problem, we offer a new conceptualization and measurement of existential threat.
Gilad Hirschberger +3 more
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The Ethical and Existential Meaning of Beauty
DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research, 2022 Ethics and beauty have been neglected subjects in modern artistic and architectural discourse. These essential dimensions have been replaced by performative qualities and a manipulative aestheticization.
Juhani Pallasmaa
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Health professionals' reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2022 AbstractPurposeThis study aimed to describe health professionals' reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity when attempting to support them in their lifestyle change processes. For many of those affected by obesity, the condition becomes lifelong and causes existential concerns.
Britt Marit Haga +2 more
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Analysis of the novel “Show Yourself to Me That I May Look at You” by Khawla Hamdi based on Irvin Yalom's Existential Psychology Theory [PDF]
دراسات في اللغة العربيّة وآدابهاIn recent years, the existential approach in psychology has become one of the prominent and influential approaches, gaining special attention not only among psychological fields but also across interdisciplinary studies, particularly in literature.
Leila Sadeghi Naghdeali +3 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Seclusion is a coercive measure - temporary confinement in an almost empty, non-stimulating room in a closed psychiatric admission ward to prevent (further) urgent danger due to a mental disorder. Although there is observational research about
Eva S. Trapman, Arjan W. Braam
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“Something to Live for”: Experiences, Resources, and Personal Strengths in Late Adulthood
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Due to increased life expectancy, the population segment of older adults has grown the fastest. The global phenomenon of population aging raises important questions regarding successful, positive, active, and meaningful aging.
Pninit Russo-Netzer +1 more
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Existential concerns and risky behavior in college students
, 2021 Substance use and sexual behavior are highly prevalent on college campuses (Arria et al., 2017; American College Health Association, 2018; Schulenberg et al., 2017). Substance misuse and risky sex can lead to adverse consequences (Furman & Collibee, 2014; Patrick & Terry-McElrath, 2016; Read, Haas. Radomski, Wickham, & Borish, 2016).
Alliegro, Marissa C., author +4 more
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Longing for ground in a ground(less) world: a qualitative inquiry of existential suffering
BMC Nursing, 2011 Background Existential and spiritual concerns are fundamental issues in palliative care and patients frequently articulate these concerns. The purpose of this study was to understand the process of engaging with existential suffering at the end of life ...
Boston Patricia +3 more
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Death and science: the existential underpinnings of belief in intelligent design and discomfort with evolution. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The present research examined the psychological motives underlying widespread support for intelligent design theory (IDT), a purportedly scientific theory that lacks any scientific evidence; and antagonism toward evolutionary theory (ET), a theory ...
Jessica L Tracy +2 more
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