Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

By I. Yalom. 2008

399 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. A. Martens
2. R. Menzies
3. R. Menzies
4. Erik H. Faucher
5. Brian L. Burke

Citations in the corpus

• Death anxiety in the time of COVID-19: theoretical explanations and clinical implications (2020, background): “For example, for clients who express anxiety surrounding the concept of nonexistence, Yalom (2008) recommends the use of the Stoic ‘symmetry’ argument, which proposes that humans have already experienced non-existence, that is, prior to their birth.”
• Two Decades of Terror Management Theory: A Meta-Analysis of Mortality Salience Research (2010, background): “Irvin Yalom (2008), a psychiatrist, recommended dissecting the fear of death clinically into its fundamental components, such as missing out on life, unfinished tasks, stories without closure, the end of personal consciousness and the concomitant unknown void beyond, and how loved ones would fare…”