PSY 277 - Psychology of Death and Dying

Institution:

Greenfield Community College

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

Designed to be both experiential and didactic, this course enhances students' understanding of death and dying processes both personally and professionally.Topics covered include cultural attitudes toward death and dying, origins of death anxiety, processes involved in dying, grieving and mourning, children and death, the helping relationship and the caregiver, suicide, euthanasia, burial and cremation, organ and body donations, and community resources. Prereq: PSY 101 or permission of instructor

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gcc.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 775-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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