Preparing for Death and Dying: Anxieties, Issues, and TasksHow to face the anxiety about death?When are we death?Preparing for DeathSlide 5Preparing for Death and Dying: Preparing for Death and Dying: Anxieties, Issues, and TasksAnxieties, Issues, and TasksDusana RybarovaDusana RybarovaChapter 10Chapter 102007 Psyc 4562007 Psyc 456How to face the anxiety about How to face the anxiety about death?death?Avoid-or-confront approachAvoid-or-confront approachFloating perspectiveFloating perspective–Examining the issues of death continuously throughout our lifeExamining the issues of death continuously throughout our lifeViewing death confrontation as a part of the process of Viewing death confrontation as a part of the process of searching for life’s meaningssearching for life’s meaningsThoughts of death reduce us to our essence (Jean Paul Thoughts of death reduce us to our essence (Jean Paul Sartre)Sartre)Meditation on personal death as ‘a precondition for Meditation on personal death as ‘a precondition for achieving meaning and freedom of fear in everyday life’ achieving meaning and freedom of fear in everyday life’ (Victor Frankl)(Victor Frankl)Anxiety of death as a wellspring of creativity and self-Anxiety of death as a wellspring of creativity and self-actualizationactualizationWhen are we death?When are we death?Whole-brain deathWhole-brain deathCerebral deathCerebral deathNeocortical deathNeocortical deathDissolution of energies of the bodyDissolution of energies of the bodyPreparing for DeathPreparing for DeathThe living willThe living will–Easier for your family to make decisions about Easier for your family to make decisions about your deathyour death–Written instructions about health care in the Written instructions about health care in the event of terminal illnessevent of terminal illnessDurable power of attorney for health careDurable power of attorney for health care–Appointing another person to make medical and Appointing another person to make medical and health care decisions in the event that you health care decisions in the event that you become unable to participate in decision making become unable to participate in decision making about your medical careabout your medical careFascinated and fearful, we open our eyes to find Fascinated and fearful, we open our eyes to find ourselves face to face with death, with the fact of ourselves face to face with death, with the fact of our own mortality, with our own impermanence, our own mortality, with our own impermanence, with the transient existence of those we love, and with the transient existence of those we love, and with the mourning after. And in that moment we with the mourning after. And in that moment we experience, not numbing fear or anxiety, but experience, not numbing fear or anxiety, but humility, dignity, and a certain groundedness in humility, dignity, and a certain groundedness in who we truly are, not who we think we are.who we truly are, not who we think we are.(Marone, 1997:393) (Marone,