{"product_id":"beyond-death-anxiety-achieving-life-affirming-death-awareness-9780826105516","title":"Beyond Death Anxiety: Achieving Life-Affirming Death Awareness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book fruitfully serves those looking to apply Ernest Becker's ideas psychotherapeutically, in individual counseling or in group therapy. A capstone to Robert Firestone's 50 years of work in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and psychiatry and to the numerous books written by these authors, Firestone and Catlett show how to apply the themes and implications of the ideas of Ernest Becker in everyday life. Their basic premise is that accepting death is part of developing an affirming and meaningful experience of life. Contributing to the credibility of their presentation is the wealth of clinical evidence and personal experience Firestone and Catlett incorporate.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Ernest Becker Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[F]ascinating and an enjoyable read....steeped in well researched and relevant psychological and sociological perspectives applicable to all social studies areas...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003eCarol Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e University of Chichester\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirestone and Catlett's work is a marvelous achievement....This volume is both innovative and intrepid. Firestone and Catlett challenge prevailing psychoanalytic views on death and they demolish many of the accepted canons of thanatology and existential psychology. ...This is required reading for anyone who purports to talk about death.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003e Jerry Piven, \u003c\/b\u003ePhD \u003cbr\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eDeath and Delusion: A Freudian Analysis of Mortal Terror\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[A] towering synthesis of personal and clinical wisdom about death....with a superb overview of the psychology of death and death anxiety....Dr. Firestone draws on the best of the existential-humanistic as well as the psychoanalytic thinkers to address a flourishing path toward self-realization.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kirk J. Schneider, \u003c\/b\u003e PhD\u003cbr\u003eAuthor, \u003ci\u003eExistential-Integrative Psychotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAwakening to Awe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(From the Foreword)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirestone and Catlett's groundbreaking volume assists mental health practitioners in helping their clients learn to accept and face their mortality. They describe the many defenses of death anxiety that keep individuals from achieving personal fulfillment, and also suggest methods to cope directly with fears of death; an approach that, ironically, can lead to more satisfaction, more freedom, and a greater appreciation for the gift of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the many destructive consequences of death anxiety, including introversion, depression, and withdrawal from life. Throughout the book, the authors demonstrate the importance of achieving what they call life-affirming death awareness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey topics include: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe dawning awareness of death and its impact on the developing child \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteral and symbolic defenses against death anxiety \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparation theory and \"the fantasy bond\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenging the defenses that interfere with living fully \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosuicide: the death of the spirit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaking with limiting religious dogma and cultural worldviews \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this book, mental health practitioners and their clients will be able to better understand death awareness, overcome the defenses against death anxiety, and ultimately lead richer, more fulfilling lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Firestone, Joyce Catlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826105516","brand":"Springer Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40840843853939,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":120.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1ed97ab4-b3be-4fdc-8db3-2f3a084d6e56.jpg?v=1685537439","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/beyond-death-anxiety-achieving-life-affirming-death-awareness-9780826105516","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}