Learning to live through death
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14505
DOI: https://www.meaning.ca/product/learning-to-live-through-death/
DOI: https://www.meaning.ca/product/learning-to-live-through-death/
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Fernández Carreño, David![Autoridad Universidad de Almería Autoridad Universidad de Almería](/themes/Mirage2/images/autoridades/autoridad.png)
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2020-01Resumen
The present paper addresses two aims. Firstly, it provides an approach to the psychological process of dying and how to live meaningfully through the last moments of life. Dying is framed from an existential positive perspective based on Frankl's and Wong's theories of meaning in life. These theories propose self-transcendence as the central element of meaning in life. Therefore, the cultivation of self-transcendence when facing death is presented as the best psychological tool against death anxiety. Secondly, the paper focuses on the utility of death awareness to live meaningfully even when we are not dying. A combination of evidence and personal examples are provided to support this approach. Finally, our existential positive research project with cancer patients and undergraduates at the University of Almeria (Spain) is introduced.
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psicología
muerte
sentido en la vida
death
meaning in life adaptability
meaning in life
self-transcendence
autotranscendencia