@article{ART001713154},
author={JOSEPH JEON and Kyungok Han},
title={The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety},
journal={Journal of Counseling and Gospel },
issn={1739-0745},
year={2012},
volume={19},
pages={296-323},
doi={10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296}
TY - JOUR
AU - JOSEPH JEON
AU - Kyungok Han
TI - The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety
JO - Journal of Counseling and Gospel
PY - 2012
VL - 19
IS - null
PB - Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
SP - 296
EP - 323
SN - 1739-0745
AB - The thesis is aimed to discover the possible ways of helping the elderly, who are facing death, to reduce their anxiety level while increasing peaceful mind of spirit. With no doubt, death is the biggest fear of all for the elderly people. Although there has been a significant mount of physiological and medical research for resolving different types of issues raised by physical aging of the elderly, there has been a lack of spiritual approach to the issue.
The Bible regards death as more than physical or natural. It is rather spiritual from its view. It is a door to the eternity. Therefore the church should be able to suggest a way of spiritual maturity based on physical and psychological status of the old. It should develop more self-learning opportunities for the elderly people by providing them various programs, such as spirituality seminars and biblical lectures.
As a result, educating death preparation will become one of the most important roles of the local church. Among all religions, only Christians hold resurrection as a doctrinal faith. Therefore, when church's spiritual view of death is clearly established, the elders will overcome the fear and reduce their anxieties concerning the death with faith in resurrection.
KW - spiritual well-being;death anxiety;aging;self-integration;Christian counseling
DO - 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
ER -
JOSEPH JEON and Kyungok Han. (2012). The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 19, 296-323.
JOSEPH JEON and Kyungok Han. 2012, "The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety", Journal of Counseling and Gospel , vol.19, pp.296-323. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON, Kyungok Han "The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19 pp.296-323 (2012) : 296.
JOSEPH JEON, Kyungok Han. The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety. 2012; 19 296-323. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON and Kyungok Han. "The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19(2012) : 296-323.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON; Kyungok Han. The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 19, 296-323. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON; Kyungok Han. The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety. Journal of Counseling and Gospel . 2012; 19 296-323. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON, Kyungok Han. The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety. 2012; 19 296-323. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
JOSEPH JEON and Kyungok Han. "The Effect of Improved Spiritual Well-being in the Elderly on Reducing Death Anxiety" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19(2012) : 296-323.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..296
