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The Inner Life of the Dying Person /

This unique book recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors, or rescuers. Such unmediated access challenges assumptions about the emotional and spiritual dimensions of dying, showing r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kellehear, Allan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Edición:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Colección:End-of-Life Care: A Series
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. In the Beginning . . .
  • 2. Suffering - Enduring the New Reality
  • 3. Fear - A Threat observed
  • 4. Courage - Facing the overwhelming
  • 5. Resistance - Facing the Choices
  • 6. Sadness and Anger - Facing loss
  • 7. Hope and love - Connection
  • 8. Waiting - In-between-ness
  • 9. Review and Reminiscence - Remembering
  • 10. Aloneness - Disconnection
  • 11. Transformation - Change, Change, Change
  • 12. Some Final Reflections
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index