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Event Title: |
2nd Annual Lecture in Palliative Care - The Worm at the Core: The Role of Death in Life |
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Organization: |
McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine |
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Date of Event: |
March 04, 2010 to March 04, 2010 16:30 - 17:30 (Reception to follow) |
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Location: |
McMaster University
Ewart Angus Centre, Room 1A6
Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada |
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Contact: |
Rose Galanor
galanor@mcmaster.ca |
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Audience: |
Health Care Professionals, Researchers, Volunteers |
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Category: |
Event |
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Details: |
In this lecture, Dr. Sheldon Solomon will present an overview of terror management theory and research in support of the claim that self-esteem and cultural worldviews function to ameliorate the anxiety associated with the uniquely human awareness of vulnerability and mortality. Implications of these ideas for medical practice will then be considered.
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