Social Functions of Denial of Death
Social Functions of Denial of Death
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否认死亡的社会功能
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1982
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通讯作者：
Robert L. Beilin
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作者：
Robert L. Beilin
在死亡学文献中，否认死亡一直是许多写作的焦点。这些文献中的大部分都认为否认在治疗绝症方面是不起作用的。否认在精神动力学中被定义为一种防御机制，它保护临终病人不会丧失对即将到来的死亡危险的意识。本文探讨了否认的社会本质和否认在维护因绝症知识而受到威胁的关系方面的功能。它声称，否认有助于防止患者及其社交圈的社交退缩，并促进医疗所需的角色设定。
Denial of death has been the focus of much writing in the thanatological literature. Much of this literature has viewed denial as disfunctional in the treatment of terminal illness. Denial has been defined in psychodynamic terms as the defense mechanism which protects dying patients from disabling awareness of the danger of impending death. This paper explores both the social nature of denial and the functionality of denial in preserving relationships threatened by knowledge of terminal illness. It asserts that denial serves to forestall social withdrawal by the patient and his/her social circle, as well as promoting role enactments necessary to medical treatment.