This course focuses on psychological issues relevant to death and dying. Topics to be examined include societal attitudes toward death and dying, dealing with loss and grief, memorialization and funerals, relevant legal issues, suicide and life threating behaviour, and the psychological meaning of death. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PSY 121.
This course focuses on psychological issues relevant to death and dying. Topics to be examined include societal attitudes toward death and dying, dealing with loss and grief, memorialization and funerals, relevant legal issues, suicide and life threating behaviour, and the psychological meaning of death. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PSY 121.