Please RG members answer this question :Death is the ultimate destiny ! How comfortable is to accept this fact?
I think the fear of death decreases as you age. But it may differ with individuals. I also thing that if you have a strong inclination towards spirituality , you become fearless of unknown, death too is an unknown entity.
Dear @Chanu, thanks for sharing the question. I am not the expert in the field, but I have some experience. The older adults react differently to various threat.
Let me bring some fine resources.
The changing shape of fear as we age!
Age-Related Differences in Responses to Thoughts of One’s Own Death: Mortality Salience and Judgments of Moral Transgressions!
Aging entails more than just the emergence of new wrinkles, impaired memory, or increased joint pain; it also entails knowing that one is moving inexorably closer to death. For older adults, frequent medical problems, loss of loved ones, and deteriorating cognitive abilities are just a few reminders that the end of life is drawing nearer...
http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2007/05/08/the-changing-shape-of-fear-as/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396593/
Although, its natural to fear death at any age. But i agree with what Usha Ukande said, the fear of death decrease when you are aging. Emotional and mental imbalance may also decrease the fear of death even at younger age. I see many young depressed people wanting to die.
Do yo think fear of death increases or decreases as human age increases? Do you think male and female it is same or different?
I think it depends on the aged individual's perception on several factors e.g.
I think that as people age, they will 'think' (not necessary 'fear') of death more. Especially when those people's ages approach their 80s, 90s. However, when people with life-threatened diseases, they might fear of death no matter what age they are in (unless they are babies or very young, who don't have sense of diseases and death).
I agree with you, moreover , Quality of life should be taken into account as well
Thank you for this question..
I am not an expert in the field, but I agree with Dr Han Ping Fung.
I think it is related to religious views too.
For example it is different for nihilist, materialist and who is believed to live in another world...
and research has shown that women get stability more quickly than men about the fear in life.
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