People's Perceptions of Death

PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS OF DEATH
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PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS OF DEATH
Introduction
Death has always been quite a controversial part of human life. It continues to be an inevitable,yet feared occurrence for people. It has garnered so many notions as human beings continue finding ways of dealing or coming to terms with it. Still, nobody really seems to have learnt how to deal with death. Making efforts to understand death has called for a combined approach of all the fields, such as philosophy, psychology and religion. Across The world,peoplehave formed cultural and religious practices that they perform during and after death, with the aim of achieving closure and trying to deal with its mystery. There might be a difference in the manner that individuals deal with death, considering that each individual has different experiences. This paper addresses death,looking at the natural and schorlaly efforts that have been made in trying to understand and deal with death, such as the stages of grief as wellas recovery.
Americans Avoidance of Death and Dying
Death is a difficult topic for any individual to discuss. Sometimes no one expects to die but these things happen without anyone’s knowledge. Views related to death are shaped by religion. For example, Christians believe in after life and this makes it easy for them to cope with death. Young people portray more death anxiety compared to old people. Sometimes they might feel it is unfair considering the fact that they have not lived longer or fully. They go through stages of denial, anger, and acceptance as the final stage. This is different from old people who have had several experiences of death. For example, they might have lost their relatives or friends.
Just like other typical human beings, Americans are a death-denying society that never embraces thinking about, talking about or accepting death as an unavoidable reality. However, everyone understands that someday, they will die. It is an uncomfortable topic that elicits different views in the American society.Hospice services are usually offered to the terminally ill. Most people learn about hospice services at the very last stages of their loved ones' lives (Van Der Steen et al., 2017). Nevertheless, hospice services and palliative care are constantly convenient even at the start of disease diagnosis and the time limit of stay in the hospice care is about six months. According to Pranaitytė-Wergin (2012), humans have rituals and practices each day showing that they are death-denying subjects, such as wearing seat belts, watching diet or exercising regularly. Society uses idiomatic expressions that avoid referring directly to death, such as "six feet under" or "he/she passed away."
Research Findings Regarding Perceptions of Death from Birth to 12 years of age.
Researchers hold different perceptions about the death of children aged from birth to 12 years. According to Gaab et al. (2013), every child holds their belief related to death based on past experiences, age, emotional development, and surrounding environment. Cartoons, movies, video games and books drive children's perceptions about death. Children in the early stages of grow...