Choices for living

"Although many books are written about bereavement, and focus chiefly on terminal illness, very few are written about the fear of one's own death. In contrast, this book looks at the way in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives, and how that influences the choices we make and the paths we follow. The author presents a "moral hierarchy" of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying, and uses this as a means of examining adaptive and maladaptive choices.". "This book is written for academics and professionals in psychology, psychiatry, sociology, philosophy, and politics, and is also relevant to a wide general readership."--BOOK JACKET.