Understanding and Treating Death Anxiety

Understanding and Treating Death Anxiety is organized by Institute for Brain Potential (IBP).,Initial Release Date: 11/10/2020 ,Expiration Date: 11/10/2023,Duration: A 6-Hour Home Study Program for Health Professionals,,Description: ,Death anxiety is pervasive in many patients, family members, and healthcare professionals. This program describes the nature of death anxiety, its impact, ways to effectively cope with end-of-life issues, and how we can use death anxiety to live more fully.,Participants including health professionals working in medical, dental, and behavioral health settings should be able to:,• Identify key characteristics of death anxiety.,• Describe Terror Management Theory and its alternatives.,• Distinguish between adaptive and maladaptive forms of coping concerning death anxiety.,• Name several brain areas that contribute to death anxiety.,• Outline ways to help ensure that patients receive the kind of end-of-life care that fulfills their directives.,• Describe how to channel death anxiety into life-affirming choices and experiences.,Understanding Death Anxiety,“We are the dust of the universe trying to understand itself.” - Pelligrino,• What is Death Anxiety,• Impact of Death Anxiety,• Triggers,• Consequences of Death Anxiety,Coping With Death Anxiety,“The fact of death destroys life; the thought of death gives us life.” - Yalom,• Origins of Death Anxiety,• Mortality Salience and Terror Management Theory,• Maladaptive Coping,• Adaptive Coping,Neuroplasticity and Death Anxiety,“To invent the future is the purview of the prefrontal cortex.” - Fuster,• Existential Neuroscience,• Neuroplasticity,Preparations,“Understand this extraordinary thing called death – not when you are physically dying, but while you are living, while you are laughing, while you are climbing a tree, while you are sailing a boat or swimming.” -Krishnamurti,• An Instructional Design for Dying,• Medico-Legal Decisions,• Endgame Strategy,• Ensuring Advanced Directives are Followed,• Preparation for Dying,• Being Present With Dying Patients,Fulfilling Our Life Purpose,“Those who fear death are the ones who approach it with too much-unlived life inside them.” - Yalom,• Living More Fully,• Living With Serenity,• Mindful Approach to Death Anxiety