Some Unexpected Attitudinal Consequences of a Short Course on Death

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Abstract
The attitudes toward death and dying of fourteen students who took a death course were compared with those of a group of students who requested the course but were not able to be accommodated. Those completing the course had higher fear of death scores and rated death more potent on a semantic differential. However, these students also indicated they would feel more comfortable talking with a dying person. Comments on the anonymous course evaluations also suggested that the course had a positive impact.