'To be or not to be'--anxiety following bereavement.

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  • Author(s): Towse MS
  • Source:
    The British journal of medical psychology [Br J Med Psychol] 1986 Jun; Vol. 59 ( Pt 2), pp. 149-56.
  • Publication Type:
    Case Reports; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: British Psychological Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370640 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1129 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Med Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Letchworth Eng : British Psychological Society
      Original Publication: London [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Existentialism* ; Grief*; Anxiety/*psychology; Adult ; Agoraphobia/psychology ; Death ; Female ; Humans ; Psychotherapy
    • Abstract:
      This paper is concerned with existential anxiety, as elaborated by Paul Tillich. It is related to and distinguished from neurotic anxiety. The paper is in four sections: a brief historical background of the development of existentialism with particular reference to Heidegger; a discussion of Tillich's thought regarding three basic forms of anxiety associated with death, meaninglessness and condemnation; a description and discussion of the experiences of a young woman with extreme anxiety; (4) a consideration of the case in the light of Tillich's propositions suggests that, although more familiar psychodynamic theories go some way towards understanding her symptoms, fundamental to her distress and important in therapy were basic, existential anxieties.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19860601 Date Completed: 19860917 Latest Revision: 20190912
    • Publication Date:
      20240627
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/j.2044-8341.1986.tb02679.x
    • Accession Number:
      3730317