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On Death and Dying
One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Through sa...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
June 9th 1997
by Scribner
(first published 1969)
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Книга
“О смерти и умирании”
(On Death and Dying) о процессе умирания, о том, как человек постепенно отрешается от жизни.
Вот как автор Элизабет Кюблер-Росс определяет основной смысл книги:
Я читал книгу как практический конспект, который может понадобиться практически каждому человеку.
Книга “О смерти и умирании” не из легких, но...more
Вот как автор Элизабет Кюблер-Росс определяет основной смысл книги:
Эта книга послужит одной-единственной цели - обострить чуткость членов семьи к смертельно больному, а больничного персонала - к неявным, невысказанным желаниям умирающих
Я читал книгу как практический конспект, который может понадобиться практически каждому человеку.
Книга “О смерти и умирании” не из легких, но...more
Someone else's review reminded me of this one. I read it as part of my research for a role in the play Shadowbox. Sooo interesting... not to mention highly accessible and useful for psyche babble. Kubler-Ross contends that every person adjusting to the idea of death goes through five stages (though they may bounce back and forth, skip ahead, etc., everyone hits all five at some point). They are: Denial, Bargaining, Anger, Depression, Acceptance.
I read this book probably over 10 years ago, and I...more
I read this book probably over 10 years ago, and I...more
Well written study of clinical interviews with dying patients and their families. The purpose of this book is to help both deal with the emotions and the many phases they will go through. Denial. Anger. Depression....
It was a difficult read sometimes because I couldn't help but become attached to the patients.
As hard as it might be to believe, this book is also an excellent help when going through the end of a relationship, whether by choice or not.
And as my dear friend, Beverly, always told me,...more
It was a difficult read sometimes because I couldn't help but become attached to the patients.
As hard as it might be to believe, this book is also an excellent help when going through the end of a relationship, whether by choice or not.
And as my dear friend, Beverly, always told me,...more
I turned to this book by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a longstanding authority on grief, when I had identified common aspects of grief that my clients and I were experiencing (what I call The 5 Aspects of Grief).
This is a very good book and in it she teaches what she calls “The 5 Stages of Grief.” After I read it I shared it with clients and students of mine. In some of my grief workshops, I even taught my students the five stages that Kübler-Ross outlines and tried to apply them to many of my own gri...more
This is a very good book and in it she teaches what she calls “The 5 Stages of Grief.” After I read it I shared it with clients and students of mine. In some of my grief workshops, I even taught my students the five stages that Kübler-Ross outlines and tried to apply them to many of my own gri...more
On Death and Dying is the critically acclaimed work of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Many even refer to it as the "bible" on death. It studies the stages of grief. Kubler-Ross used numerous case studies, meticulous research and her own knowledge of science medicine and the human mind to examine what a person goes through when they lose a loved one.
I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was bit dense but I have always been a fan of that kind of book. Each sentence makes you stop and think about what...more
I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was bit dense but I have always been a fan of that kind of book. Each sentence makes you stop and think about what...more
Apr 09, 2012
Sianni rosenstock
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On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kulber-Ross is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book that dives deep into the psychology behind loss, grieving,and dying. Being very interested in psychology I was very excited to read this book. Although it was very interesting and enlightening I found it difficult to read. Mostly because of it's nonfiction nature I had trouble getting into it. For me to thoroughly enjoy a book I need to have strong characters who I either love or hate or am entertained by. Sin...more
"It might be helpful if more people would talk about death and dying as an intrinsic part of life just as they do not hesitate to mention when someone is expecting a new baby." This profound statement is just one of many that Elisabeth Kübler-Ross employs in order to convey what the dying can teach medical professionals, society, and their own families. Originally published in 1969, Kübler-Ross was undoubtedly ahead of her time. The five stages of death that Kübler-Ross patiently guides the read...more
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“On death and dying” By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Ross goes on the subject of death, explaining what death truely means. She goes on about the the lifestyle of the patient, and how the paitent and realtives react to death. Throughout the book the book has a outline and it was to follow the 5 steps of grief,each with a patient story on how they concured each step. Denial, baraging, anger, depression, and Acceptance are all steps needed to concure death the real pain of death.
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“On death and dying” By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Ross goes on the subject of death, explaining what death truely means. She goes on about the the lifestyle of the patient, and how the paitent and realtives react to death. Throughout the book the book has a outline and it was to follow the 5 steps of grief,each with a patient story on how they concured each step. Denial, baraging, anger, depression, and Acceptance are all steps needed to concure death the real pain of death.
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I really liked this book because it changes your perspective a little bit when it comes to death, hospitals and doctors. It taught me that everybody goes through grief, even the person dying. The thing I loved about this book is that it gives many different points of views and examples. Instead of it talking about just one person going through one situation of death it gives a bunch of patients with many varieties of situations. Throughout this book Elisabeth Ross brings up the question of why h...more
I don't know. I read it to understand my own grieving. I suppose the introduction of the five stages of grief is pretty monumental and I have to give it credit for that. It's written very much as a psychologist's thesis, so it isn't always compelling. If clinical, though, it's still anything but insensitive. The writing is without flourish but the message, the research, the observations are all enlightening. I never understood where anger fit into my current and past experiences of grief, but it...more
This book and the research behind it clearly were revolutionary and in some ways have not yet had sufficient impact on the practice of medicine. The topic is extremely important, and many concepts put forward here have become heuristics of medical education about how to talk to dying patients (e.g., use simple, straight forward language including the word death; sit down; find a quiet spot to tell people bad news; make sure all the important people are present).
So, why did I say it was ok rather...more
So, why did I say it was ok rather...more
Sep 06, 2012
Gina
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4 of 5 stars
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Goodreads Description- One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Through sample interviews and conversations, she gives the reader a better understanding of how imminent death a...more
About the emotional reaction/dynamic when people is facing death caused by chronic illnesses. The 5 emotional stages founded by Kubler-Ross became my theoritical background for my final research project. This is really an amazing theory and very unique too!! Must read to know how to treat people who is facing death, very helpful. With a good treatment and if patients can develope moderate hope, there can be a miracle.. my 6 research subjects survived the cancer!
I read this book three years after my mother passed away. At the time I refused all help, including reading any books which would have reflected my situation at the time.
No doubt 'On Death and Dying' would have been helpful to me, but I don't think I could have appreciated it to the fullest extent. I'm happy to have read it now, and I think I got what I needed from it.
I'm young, and I will experience many more deaths in my life- and there's always the possibility of facing my own death as well!...more
No doubt 'On Death and Dying' would have been helpful to me, but I don't think I could have appreciated it to the fullest extent. I'm happy to have read it now, and I think I got what I needed from it.
I'm young, and I will experience many more deaths in my life- and there's always the possibility of facing my own death as well!...more
Found this book at a bookstore shortly after my father died. It was the book I needed. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is a hightly respected doctor who has been studying dying patients for decades and has won countless awards on her work. Her conclusion: There is something waiting for us after this life. Don't believe her? That's fine she says. You'll find out when you get there.
The most convincing moment of this book is when she talks of dying children. A child will always cry for their mom when they a...more
The most convincing moment of this book is when she talks of dying children. A child will always cry for their mom when they a...more
Many years ago, I was introduced to this book while a student doing my undergraduate work. At the time, my brother had died and I was trying to come to terms with his death at such a tender age. It had a lot of meaning and helped me to understand that grieving really is a process and everyone may go through it quickly or may never go through all of the steps of the process of grief. It wasn't until my mother died almost four years ago, that I found this book among her belongings. As I dusted off...more
Este es el segundo libro que leo de Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Al igual que el anterior éste también me ha gustado mucho. En éste libro nos habla del miedo a la muerte, las actitudes con respecto a la muerte y el moribundo y las 5 fases por las que se transita frente a un aviso de muerte inminente: negación y aislamiento, ira, pacto, depresión y aceptación.
Sé que el libro se escribió en los 70’s y ciertamente los lineamientos para tratar y apoyar a un paciente moribundo siguen vigentes. Lo que sí me...more
Sé que el libro se escribió en los 70’s y ciertamente los lineamientos para tratar y apoyar a un paciente moribundo siguen vigentes. Lo que sí me...more
Fascinating glimpse into the operation of freudian psychology in the 1960s. Dr. Kubler-Ross deserves great praise for her work to bring to broader attention the plight of people facing terminal illness, especially cancer, in the middle of the twentieth century. Her theoretical work and the writing in this book don't match the social importance of her early career, unfortunately. There are much better treatments on this topic, and her schema of stages of dying is outdated. It does make one glad t...more
A classic, apparently, for anyone dealing with loss. Particularly interesting to those dealing with older loved ones with terminal illness. Educational...a little emotionally detached though.
This is an amazing book, which was recommended to me by the director of the play The Shadowbox which I was part of the cast of in high school; the play is based off of Kubler-Ross's stages of death and dying. The stages are not static. I used it as a resource and a personal comfort in the last year when I lost two family members and a friend. It takes you into the psyche of the dying and those who make it part of their lives and vocations to deal with death on a daily basis. I recommend it to ev...more
Gosh, I read this when I was too young. (14 years old?) But my mum was a nurse in a nursing home, and those multiple "grandparents" I would come to know and love kept on dying, dang it. I knew, intuitively, that I required guidance on this process. And that it wasn't gonna come from my momma. This is the guidebook on How To Die. Would that anyone professing to be an adult, or better yet, a senior, get a hold of this gem and glean some understanding of what each of us will eventually all be deali...more
Wow. To think this was written before hospice was a thing. That's amazing. Hospice is more work for the family of a terminally ill person, make no mistake. BUT, having that family member at home, with control over their own care, and no unnecessary treatment, is really a fabulous freedom that shouldn't be taken for granted.
Honestly, I skipped all the interview dialog because it's just too much of what I don't need right now. I was reading this book on a -Quick! I need to know this shit now!- tim...more
Honestly, I skipped all the interview dialog because it's just too much of what I don't need right now. I was reading this book on a -Quick! I need to know this shit now!- tim...more
Sep 26, 2010
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I can easily see why this book is considered to be one of the seminal texts on the topic of death. It is not for the words of Dr. Kübler-Ross, but for the words of the dying which she collected and presents in this volume.
The author's overall intent is to shake the medical profession by the shoulders, in regards to how they tend to deal with the terminally ill. However, the extensive interviews with dying patients that are included in this volume are powerful and potentially life-changing for an...more
The author's overall intent is to shake the medical profession by the shoulders, in regards to how they tend to deal with the terminally ill. However, the extensive interviews with dying patients that are included in this volume are powerful and potentially life-changing for an...more
60'ların sonunda ölümcül hastalarla yapılan bir çalışmanın kitabı. Modern tıp ve psikiyatrinin çehresini değiştiren röportajlara dair kayıtlar ve Kübler Ross'un ünlü 5 aşama modelinin açıklandığı kaynak olma özelliğini taşıyor.
Yazar önce hangi koşul ve insanlarla çalışma yapıldığını ve gelen tepkileri açıklamış giriş bölümünde.Çalışmanın amacını açıklamaya çalışmış. Ardından bilinçaltımızda ölümü reddettiğimizi, ancak öldürülme veya kaza gibi olayları gözümüzde canlandırabildiğimizi belirtmiş. İ...more
Yazar önce hangi koşul ve insanlarla çalışma yapıldığını ve gelen tepkileri açıklamış giriş bölümünde.Çalışmanın amacını açıklamaya çalışmış. Ardından bilinçaltımızda ölümü reddettiğimizi, ancak öldürülme veya kaza gibi olayları gözümüzde canlandırabildiğimizi belirtmiş. İ...more
This book is one of the first great books that Dr. Kubler-Ross has gifted us with. Her insight and compassion are unremarkable. I am sad she won't be writing any more books though.
The book deals with the five stages that accompany grief: 1)Denial and isolation, that is shutting yourself off from family and friends, social or work related activities and refusing to accept the reality of what has happened. 2)Anger, "the why did this have to happen to me" stage and the need to blame. 3)Bargaining,...more
The book deals with the five stages that accompany grief: 1)Denial and isolation, that is shutting yourself off from family and friends, social or work related activities and refusing to accept the reality of what has happened. 2)Anger, "the why did this have to happen to me" stage and the need to blame. 3)Bargaining,...more
This is amazing. I had no idea so many people found death such a difficult topic to talk about. I don't know if it's to do with being an archaeologist (or, rather, a former archaeologist) and studying what dead people have left behind, including the evidence available in their bones, and the exhumation of graves and burial grounds that many archaeologists wind up doing as contract work which makes me so comfortable talking about death. It might also be the Asperger's, or maybe a combination of t...more
Reading this book in public sometimes makes people curious or uncomfortable. I've been asked if I'm in the midst of losing someone but no one is ill and I'm fine. Someone once told me I should read this because I told them that at times, for fear of being inappropriate, I don't know what to say when others announce they've lost someone other than the stale "so sorry for your loss", "if you ever need to talk I'm here", etc. It just never felt like that was helpful or enough.
It is not an 'Emily P...more
It is not an 'Emily P...more
Rated: B
Classic work becoming a little dated with the passage of time and shifts in social norms. Her research and writings were in the 60's. Today, the awareness or disinterest in dying and death make it less taboo; however, we all will face it in our own way someday. Experiencing the death of my daugher and parents as well as various friends over the years allowed me to relate to many situations she revealed. While I was familiar with the five stages, what I didn't know was her observation tha...more
Classic work becoming a little dated with the passage of time and shifts in social norms. Her research and writings were in the 60's. Today, the awareness or disinterest in dying and death make it less taboo; however, we all will face it in our own way someday. Experiencing the death of my daugher and parents as well as various friends over the years allowed me to relate to many situations she revealed. While I was familiar with the five stages, what I didn't know was her observation tha...more
After caring for a loved one during her terminal illness, I have become very fascinated by the process of dying, and how people who are dying and their families come to terms with it. This book is the seminal work on dying, and introduces the stages of dying (denial, anger, bargaining, grief, acceptance, I believe). The author, a psychiatrist, decided to interview people who were terminally ill in a large hospital in the 1960's. She was met with a lot of resistance from hospital staff, mainly be...more
Not what you'd call a page-turner by any means - it took me a long time to get through this book, but it was worth reading. The author was very courageous for shedding so much light on a subject that was so taboo. Also, I know her work on the stages of grief has been somewhat distorted and misunderstood. I hear that for the rest of her life, Kubler-Ross was frustrated because so many people thought she was implying that grief goes through seven neat little stages, then is fully resolved. She app...more
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, a pioneer in Near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying (1969), where she first discussed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model. In this work she proposed the now famous Five Stages of Grief as a pattern of adjustment. These five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and accept...more
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