Awareness of dying /
Glaser, Barney G.,
Awareness of dying / Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss. - xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm
Originally published: Chicago : Aldine Pub. Co., 1965.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem of awareness of dying -- Expectations of death : a problem in social definition -- Closed awareness -- Suspicion awareness : the contest for control -- The ritual drama of mutual pretense -- The ambiguities of open awareness -- Discounting awareness -- Direct disclosure of terminality -- The unaware family -- The aware family -- "Nothing more to do" : the problem of no recovery -- "Nothing more to do" : the problem of comfort -- Awareness and the nurse's composure -- The practical use of awareness theory -- Awareness and the study of social interaction. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15.
"The authors develop theoretical constructs that will be of use in many other interactions and situations. Awareness of Dying was the first study of dying in hospitals, and has proven a useful handbook for chaplains, social workers, nurses, and doctors in confronting the many ethical and personal problems that arise in the dying situation. Now available in paperback, it is destined to reach new audiences interested in this key part of all life."--BOOK JACKET.
0202307638 9780202307633
2004058804
Death--Psychological aspects
Physician and patient
Sick--Psychology
BF789.D4 / G5 2005
155.937
Awareness of dying / Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss. - xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm
Originally published: Chicago : Aldine Pub. Co., 1965.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem of awareness of dying -- Expectations of death : a problem in social definition -- Closed awareness -- Suspicion awareness : the contest for control -- The ritual drama of mutual pretense -- The ambiguities of open awareness -- Discounting awareness -- Direct disclosure of terminality -- The unaware family -- The aware family -- "Nothing more to do" : the problem of no recovery -- "Nothing more to do" : the problem of comfort -- Awareness and the nurse's composure -- The practical use of awareness theory -- Awareness and the study of social interaction. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15.
"The authors develop theoretical constructs that will be of use in many other interactions and situations. Awareness of Dying was the first study of dying in hospitals, and has proven a useful handbook for chaplains, social workers, nurses, and doctors in confronting the many ethical and personal problems that arise in the dying situation. Now available in paperback, it is destined to reach new audiences interested in this key part of all life."--BOOK JACKET.
0202307638 9780202307633
2004058804
Death--Psychological aspects
Physician and patient
Sick--Psychology
BF789.D4 / G5 2005
155.937