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Meaning-Making in Memories: A Comparison of Memories of Death-Related and Low Point Life Experiences
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Direct linkMackay, Michael M.; Bluck, Susan – Death Studies, 2010
Because of their extensive experience with death and dying, hospice volunteers may be more successful at engaging in meaning-making regarding their death-related experiences than their low point life experiences (e.g., job loss). Consequently, their memories of death-related experiences will manifest more meaning-making strategies (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Memory, Comparative Analysis, Hospices (Terminal Care), Volunteers
