PSY 290 - Thanatology

Institution:

The College of Saint Rose - Closed

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

An academic study of adaptation to separation and loss in human development. Emphasis on death as the ultimate loss. Topics include attachment and loss throughout the life cycle; grief, mourning, and bereavement; disenfranchised grief; anticipatory grief; parental grief; widowhood; children as mourners; complicated mourning; palliative care; suicide; euthanasia; sudden vs. anticipated death; nearing-death awareness; near-death experience; end-of-life ritual; helping the bereaved cope with loss. Prereqisite: Successful completion of PSY 110 with a C or better. Not open to students with prior credit in PSY 290, Death and Dying

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.strose.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 454-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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