PSY 290 Thanatology

This course will provide an overview of the theoretical and cultural perspectives of death, dying, and bereavement. Topics include attachment and loss throughout the life cycle; grief, mourning, and bereavement; disenfranchised grief; anticipatory grief; parental grief; complicated mourning; helping the bereaved cope; nearing-death awareness; the symbolic language of dying; hospice care; aid in dying; children's concept of death; children's grief; the terminally-ill child. Prerequisite: successful completion of PSY 110 or PSY 111 with a C or better. Fall, Spring

Credits

3