Question

Directions: For this final assignment, you will analyze how (1) infants, (2) children, (3) adolescents and (4) adults vary in their understanding of and coping with death. In your analysis of the infant, child and adolescent, you will describe how they would cope with the death of a parent; in the adult analysis, you will write about how he/she would cope with the death of a spouse. You will be expected to integrate information covered throughout this course as you compose your answer. As you describe how infants, children, adolescents and adults understand and deal with death, you will be expected to substantiate your answer by citing at least three theorists/concepts for each stage of development. When you compose your answer, specify the age of the child, adolescent, and adult that you are analyzing.

Answer 1

Answer:
The concept of death is assumed to consist of many different components. There are four bio-scientific components (bio scientific) on which researches on children’s death concept based:
1.   Universality component
2.   Irreversibility component
3.   Nonfunctionality component
4.   Causality component.
5.   The fifth proposed component is Noncorporeal Continuation.
3. As age of children increase their understanding of death's aspect (bio synthetic aspects). It becomes more like concept of mature adult. The many studies proposed that children after age of seven gain understanding of four key Components.
•   Age: from infant to 2 age.
They are unable to understand complex concept like death.
•   Age: from 2 to 4
They see death like temporary sleep.
•   Age: from 4 to 7
They see death as temporary and think its their fault.
•   Age: from 7 to 10
They want to see death as reversible but starts feeling that it is universal and final.
Teenagers: they see death as universal and final and natural concept.
•   Age adults:
They show deep grief and sadness after loosing or death of loved ones.